Table 1.
Stereological measurements, expressed in percentages, obtained from the testicular components of rats of the SC, A, D and AD groups in three different phases of sexual maturation (Mean ± std. dev.)
| Group | Volume Density - Vv (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VvTL | VvEp | VvIT | VvLS | |
| 45SC | 10.12 ± 1.12 | 66.64 ± 2.31 | 8.76 ± 0.89 | 14.48 ± 2.87 |
| 45A | 9.02 ± 0.80c | 62.38 ± 4.40 | 7.76 ± 0.78a, c | 20.84 ± 4.52 a |
| 45D | 11.46 ± 1.19 a, b, d | 65.56 ± 2.09 | 6.64 ± 0.64 a, b | 16.34 ± 2.00 |
| 45AD | 9.40 ± 0.54 c | 64.68 ± 1.29 | 6.64 ± 0.41a | 19.26 ± 1.86 |
| 60SC | 5.38 ± 0.65 | 64.32 ± 1.37 | 9.70 ± 0.44 | 20.74 ± 1.13 |
| 60A | 7.42 ± 0.47 a, c, d | 69.30 ± 1.92 a, c | 9.18 ± 0.28 c | 14.10 ± 1.98a, c |
| 60D | 10.56 ± 1.32 a, b, d | 58.22 ± 2.24a, b, d | 8.42 ± 0.49a, b | 22.80 ± 2.61b, d |
| 60AD | 9.28 ± 0.37 a, b, c | 70.00 ± 1.52 a, c | 8.42 ± 0.75 a | 12.50 ± 1.87a, c |
| 90SC | 10.82 ± 0.58 | 65.48 ± 2.33 | 9.30 ± 0.36 | 15.16 ± 1.43 |
| 90A | 11.78 ± 1.07 c, d | 65.00 ± 3.21c, d | 8.78 ± 0.76 c, d | 14.42 ± 3.33d |
| 90D | 16.40 ± 1.92a, b, d | 57.60 ± 2.35a, b, d | 6.80 ± 0.60a, b, d | 19.20 ± 2.32d |
| 90AD | 8.54 ± 0.52a, b, c | 61.70 ± 1.59b, c | 7.94 ± 0.51 a, b, c | 22.00 ± 2.05 a, b, c |
Volume Densities (Vv): Tubular Lumen (VvTL); Seminiferous Epithelium (VvEp);
Interstitial Tissue (VvIT); Lymphatic Space (VvLS)
P < 0.05 (significant): a = significant when compared to SC; b = significant when
compared to A; c = significant when compared to D; d = significant when compared
to AD