Protective Effects of Topical Application of Nitrite on Testicular Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats

Table 2

MSTD value, Johnsen score, and number of germ cell layers in the ipsilateral and contralateral testes.

Group	MSTD		Johnsen score		Germ cell layer
	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right
A
B
C	^#		^#		^#
F
G

vs. group A, ^# vs. group B, MSTD: mean seminiferous tubule diameter; groups: A: control, B: ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury, C: IR+0.12 nmol/g nitrite, F: IR+0.12 nmol/g nitrite+C-PTIO, and G: IR+0.12 nmol/g nitrate.