. 2025 Dec 25;12(4):1115–1124. doi: 10.5455/javar.2025.l972

Table 2. Epithelium height and tubular diameter (mean ± SE) in different epididymal anatomical regions in Barind type indigenous male lambs, from birth to puberty (n = 21).

Age	Epithelium height (µm)			Tubular diameter (µm)
Age	Head	Body	Tail	Head	Body	Tail
d0	^a11.8 ± 0.92^y	^a12.8 ± 0.97^yz	^a16.2 ± 1.36^z	^a76 ± 2.92^y	^a80 ± 3.54^y	^a93 ± 2.55^z
1w	^ab14.4 ± 1.12^y	^ab15.2 ± 0.97^yz	^ab18.6 ± 1.17^z	^ab90 ± 3.54^y	^ab96 ± 3.32^y	^ab110 ± 3.54^z
2w	^abc18.2 ± 1.46^y	^abc18.6 ± 1.17^y	^bc25.4 ± 2.48^z	^ab101 ± 2.92^y	^ab104 ± 3.67^y	^ab126 ± 4.30^z
1m	^bc20.4 ± 0.98^y	^bc21.4 ± 1.17^y	^cd30.6 ± 1.3^z	^bc114 ± 2.92^y	^bc119 ± 5.10^y	^b145 ± 7.58^z
2.5m	^c22.2 ± 1.28^y	^c24.4 ± 1.69^y	^d34.4 ± 1.69^z	^c130 ± 3.54^y	^c136 ± 4.30^y	^c239 ± 7.48^z
5m	^d34.8 ± 2.60^y	^d37.8 ± 2.35^yz	^e44.4 ± 2.21^z	^d162 ± 7.18^x	^d222 ± 8.60^y	^d292 ± 10.68^z
7m	^e55.8 ± 2.29^z	^d43.6 ± 2.44^y	^ab19.2 ± 1.02^x	^e244 ± 12.19^x	^d287 ± 10.44^y	^e527 ± 23.54^z

Values with different superscript alphabets (^a-e) within the same column signify a significant age difference (p < 0.05), and different superscript alphabets (^{x, y, z}) within the row signify a significant epididymal regional difference (p < 0.05). d, day; w, week; m, months.