Dimethyl Sulfoxide Attenuates Radiation-Induced Testicular Injury through Facilitating DNA Double-Strand Break Repair

Figure 2

DMSO reverses the decline of sperm quantity and quality after irradiation. (a) Representative images of the H&E-stained epididymis at 60 d post-IR. . (b) Sperm counts at the indicated time points after irradiation. (c) Representative images of eosin-stained sperms before or 45 d after irradiation; normal and abnormal sperm are indicated by gray and blue arrows, respectively (). (d) Percent of abnormal sperm at the indicated time points after irradiation. Error bars indicate (). , , and . Student’s -tests were used to determine statistical significance in (b) and (d).

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