Effects of Common Fig (Ficus carica) Leaf Extracts on Sperm Parameters and Testis of Mice Intoxicated with Formaldehyde

Figure 7

Morphology of mouse seminiferous tubules in the testis of (a) control, (c) sham, and (d) Fc-treated groups showing normal histoarchitecture of seminiferous tubules in the Haematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stained paraffin sections. (b) Further magnification of the selected part of (a) showing normal spermatogenic cell line including spermatogonia (arrowhead), primary spermatocyte (black arrow), and late spermatid (white arrow). (e) FA-treated group showing disorganized and vacuolated seminiferous epithelium (asterisk), spermatogenic arrest, and lumen filled with immature germ cells (blue arrow). (f) In the Fc + FA-treated group, seminiferous tubule with spermatogenic arrest (red arrow) was rarely observed. (a, c, d, f) ×400 and (b, e) ×1000 magnification.

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