Research Article
Effects of Subchronic Exposure to Cadmium and Diazinon on Testis and Epididymis in Rats
Table 2
Morphometric testicular parameters.
| Parameter | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Seminiferous epithelium (%) | 64.82 ± 2.90 | 53.67 ± 4.31*** | 67.73 ± 4.81 | 65.76 ± 2.89 | Seminiferous epithelium (µm2) | 918.82 ± 41.06 | 760.75 ± 61.07*** | 960.05 ± 68.18 | 932.09 ± 41.02 | Intraepithelial spaces (%) | 0.15 ± 0.18 | 12.79 ± 3.93*** | 5.09 ± 1.46*** | 2.96 ± 2.04*** | Intraepithelial spaces (µm2) | 2.17 ± 2.57 | 181.25 ± 55.72*** | 72.11 ± 20.63*** | 42.02 ± 28.96*** | Tubule lumen (%) | 23.58 ± 3.03 | 19.75 ± 4.14* | 14.24 ± 3.51*** | 18.26 ± 4.45** | Tubule lumen (µm2) | 334.29 ± 42.91 | 279.99 ± 58.69* | 201.86 ± 49.81*** | 258.79 ± 63.02** | Interstitial tissue (%) | 10.93 ± 2.03 | 11.74 ± 3.06 | 11.77 ± 1.70 | 12.01 ± 1.43 | Interstitial tissue (µm2) | 154.86 ± 28.71 | 166.46 ± 43.37 | 166.89 ± 24.14 | 170.22 ± 20.30 | Blood vessels (%) | 0.29 ± 0.27 | 2.05 ± 1.36*** | 1.17 ± 0.51*** | 1.01 ± 0.56** | Blood vessels (µm2) | 4.16 ± 3.77 | 29.05 ± 19.34*** | 16.61 ± 7.25*** | 14.38 ± 7.96** | Tubule surface (µm2) | 372.19 ± 69.04 | 367.87 ± 41.14 | 364.57 ± 26.17 | 360.21 ± 32.99 | Tubule diameter (µm2) | 276.22 ± 26.28 | 281.67 ± 19.58 | 273.98 ± 9.90 | 272.55 ± 12.41 |
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The data is presented as mean and standard deviation; * < 0.05; ** < 0.01; *** < 0.001.
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