The Effects of α-Lipoic Acid against Testicular Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats
Figure 4
Representative photomicrographs of H-E stained sections of the testis tissue. (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) show sections of control, sham, ischemia, I/R (2 h torsion 720° in a clockwise direction and 2 h detorsion of the testis) and I/R + LA (100 mg/kg ip, 30 minutes prior to detorsion) groups, respectively. In the I and I/R groups, seminiferous tubular disorganization, degenerative changes and loss of maturation in the germinal cells, interstitial edema, and interstitial hemorrhage were observed. Arrows indicate interstitial edema and hemorrhage.
