Podophyllotoxin Extracted from<i> Juniperus sabina</i> Fruit Inhibits Rat Sperm Maturation and Fertility by Promoting Epididymal Epithelial Cell Apoptosis

<div>Analysis of testis and epididymis micrographs. Male rats were treated with the solvent (CON) or with<i> Juniperus sabina</i> fruit powder [FP: 0.8 and 1.25 g/(kg⋅d)]. <i>❄</i> (snowflake): short and sparse stereocilia; ◊ (rhombus): decreased spermatozoa and spermatid clustering in the epididymal lumen; ○ (circle): epithelial cell dislodgement from the epithelium.</div>

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Figure 8: Podophyllotoxin Extracted from<i> Juniperus sabina</i> Fruit Inhibits Rat Sperm Maturation and Fertility by Promoting Epididymal Epithelial Cell Apoptosis 

Figure 8 | Podophyllotoxin Extracted from Juniperus sabina Fruit Inhibits Rat Sperm Maturation and Fertility by Promoting Epididymal Epithelial Cell Apoptosis 