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

Table 3

Morphometric epididymal parameters.

Parameter	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Epididymal epithelium (%)	21.86 ± 2.91	18.65 ± 1.19^**	20.12 ± 4.58	18.75 ± 3.32^*
Epididymal epithelium (µm^2)	309.92 ± 41.31	264.31 ± 16.85^**	285.21 ± 64.91	265.81 ± 47.04^*
Tubule lumen (%)	69.37 ± 4.79	73.74 ± 1.61^*	69.05 ± 7.07	67.25 ± 4.06
Tubule lumen (µm^2)	983.35 ± 67.91	1045.21 ± 22.78^*	978.76 ± 100.16	953.23 ± 57.59
Interstitial tissue (%)	8.29 ± 2.10	7.46 ± 1.20	10.37 ± 3.17	13.87 ± 2.54^***
Interstitial tissue (µm^2)	117.50 ± 29.80	105.75 ± 17.05	146.99 ± 44.90	196.62 ± 36.07^***
Blood vessels (%)	0.29 ± 0.15	0.16 ± 0.11^*	0.26 ± 0.15	0.13 ± 0.12^*
Blood vessels (µm^2)	4.14 ± 2.14	2.23 ± 1.54^*	3.70 ± 2.16	1.87 ± 1.68^*
Tubule surface (µm^2)	314.32 ± 13.10	335.19 ± 23.43^*	318.19 ± 25.47	336.05 ± 48.01
Tubule diameter (µm^2)	254.64 ± 5.30	262.87 ± 9.18^*	256.07 ± 10.28	262.71 ± 19.32

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