Effects of Subchronic Exposure to Cadmium and Diazinon on Testis and Epididymis in Rats

Table 2

Morphometric testicular parameters.

Parameter	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Seminiferous epithelium (%)	64.82 ± 2.90	53.67 ± 4.31^***	67.73 ± 4.81	65.76 ± 2.89
Seminiferous epithelium (µm^2)	918.82 ± 41.06	760.75 ± 61.07^***	960.05 ± 68.18	932.09 ± 41.02
Intraepithelial spaces (%)	0.15 ± 0.18	12.79 ± 3.93^***	5.09 ± 1.46^***	2.96 ± 2.04^***
Intraepithelial spaces (µm^2)	2.17 ± 2.57	181.25 ± 55.72^***	72.11 ± 20.63^***	42.02 ± 28.96^***
Tubule lumen (%)	23.58 ± 3.03	19.75 ± 4.14^*	14.24 ± 3.51^***	18.26 ± 4.45^**
Tubule lumen (µm^2)	334.29 ± 42.91	279.99 ± 58.69^*	201.86 ± 49.81^***	258.79 ± 63.02^**
Interstitial tissue (%)	10.93 ± 2.03	11.74 ± 3.06	11.77 ± 1.70	12.01 ± 1.43
Interstitial tissue (µm^2)	154.86 ± 28.71	166.46 ± 43.37	166.89 ± 24.14	170.22 ± 20.30
Blood vessels (%)	0.29 ± 0.27	2.05 ± 1.36^***	1.17 ± 0.51^***	1.01 ± 0.56^**
Blood vessels (µm^2)	4.16 ± 3.77	29.05 ± 19.34^***	16.61 ± 7.25^***	14.38 ± 7.96^**
Tubule surface (µm^2)	372.19 ± 69.04	367.87 ± 41.14	364.57 ± 26.17	360.21 ± 32.99
Tubule diameter (µm^2)	276.22 ± 26.28	281.67 ± 19.58	273.98 ± 9.90	272.55 ± 12.41

The data is presented as mean and standard deviation; ^* < 0.05; ^** < 0.01; ^*** < 0.001.