Research Article
A Protective Role of Arecoline Hydrobromide in Experimentally Induced Male Diabetic Rats
Table 2
Quantitative changes in ultrastructural components of the Leydig cells of male rats.
| Cell organelles | Control | Alloxan-induced diabetic rats | Healthy rats treated with arecoline | Diabetic rats treated with arecoline |
| Size of the nucleus (m) | 12.61 ± 0.8 | 6.34 ± 1.2 | 16.41 ± 0.7 | 13.83 ± 0.6* | Number of DCVs | 31.32 ± 0.08 | 11.23 ± 0.05 | 68.21 ± 0.06 | 42.12 ± 0.04* | Number of CVs | 22.13 ± 0.04 | 9.13 ± 0.02 | 79.23 ± 0.04 | 20.12 ± 0.05* | Number of SER | 29.14 ± 0.08 | 10.65 ± 0.08 | 64.23 ± 0.08 | 28.23 ± 0.08* |
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