Table 1.
Treatment | Paired testicular weight (g) | Spermatogenesis at stage VII | Epididymal sperm count (no/ml) | |||
ASg | pLSc | mPSc | 7Sd | |||
Control | 2.31 ± 0.11 | 1.32 ± 0.21 | 18.62 ± 2.12 | 22.16 ± 1.62 | 64.30 ± 2.54 | 10260 ± 1410 |
Arsenic | 1.74 ± 0.08* | 0.65 ± 0.08* | 10.54 ± 1.25* | 12.20 ± 0.76* | 30.28 ± 2.15* | 6350 ± 308* |
Arsenic + hCG | 2.10 ± 0.05 | 1.48 ± 0.16 | 15.16 ± 1.82* | 18.62 ± 0.64* | 46.84 ± 3.24* | 8940 ± 246* |
Oestradiol | 1.87 ± 0.06* | 0.72 ± 0.12* | 12.10 ± 1.12* | 14.52 ± 0.42* | 32.46 ± 1.31* | 7105 ± 415* |
Arsenic + Oestradiol | 1.65 ± 0.09* | 0.42 ± 0.05** | 10.14 ± 1.21* | 10.56 ± 1.32* | 25.65 ± 1.42** | 5120 ± 314* |
Each value represents mean ± SE, n = 12. (ANOVA followed by multiple comparison two-tail t-tests, * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001 as compared with respective control). Asg = spermatogonia-A, pLSc = preleptotine spermatocytes, mPSc = midpachytene spermatoeytes, 7Sd = stage 7 spermatids.