Aqueous Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Extract Ameliorates the Harmful Effects of High-Dose Lornoxicam in Albino Male Rats

Figure 5

Histological examination of testicular tissues by H&E staining: (a) control (group 1) showed normal testes structure, (b) group 2 showed normal structure except desquamation in the spermatogonile cells and interstitial edema of some cells and sings of apoptosis (Masson technique; o), (c) group 3 showed nearly normal testicular architecture, (d) group 4 showed desquamation in the spermatogonile and interstitial edema and sings of apoptosis (Masson technique; o), and (e) group 5 showed regeneration changes include disappearance of interstitial edema and the spermatogenic cells returned to be intacted to the basement membrane.

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