Table 2.

Frequencies of the different types of germinal lineage cells per 100 tubular sections examined in rat testes of the SC, A, D and AD groups, in three different phases of sexual maturation (Mean ± std. dev.)

Group	Cell Type (%)
	GA	GIn	GB
45SC	72.40 ± 3.05 b, c, d	42.00 ± 4.95 b, c, d	54.00 ± 4.95b, c, d
45A	75.80 ± 1.92a, c, d	51.20 ± 4.02 a, c	29.60 ± 4.15a
45D	65.80 ± 2.49a, b	33.80 ± 3.56a, b, d	24.80 ± 3.96a
45AD	66.80 ± 1.48a, b	56.00 ± 4.74a, c	27.20 ± 6.27a
60SC	85.20 ± 3.56c	60.00 ± 5.52b, c	67.20 ± 5.76c, d
60A	88.00 ± 2.23c, d	74.80 ± 3.34a, c, d	66.00 ± 5.00c, d
60D	77.00 ± 2.55a, b, d	49.00 ± 3.97a, b, d	39.40 ± 7.02a, b, d
60AD	83.20 ± 3.03b, c	59.60 ± 5.94b, c	48.60 ± 4.33a, b, c
90SC	97.20 ± 1.30b, c, d	48.40 ± 4.98b, d	53.00 ± 3.93b, c, d
90A	100.00 ± 0.00a, c, d	62.60 ± 3.64a, c, d	43.40 ± 3.05a, b, d
90D	89.80 ± 1.92a, b, d	44.80 ± 3.03b	27.00 ± 0.94a, b, d
90AD	93.20 ± 2.77a, b, c	41.80 ± 2.58a, b	35.68 ± 1.28a, b, c
	PS	RS	ES
45SC	99.80 ± 1.05	72.60 ± 3.64	99.00 ± 1.00b, d
45A	100.00 ± 1.00	73.40 ± 2.70	84.20 ± 5.26a, c, d
45D	99.80 ± 1.20	72.80 ± 7.91	98.00 ± 2.00b, d
45AD	99.80 ± 1.05	78.40 ± 1.81	74.00 ± 11.95a, b, c
60SC	100.00 ± 0.03	83.60 ± 3.57c, d	98.40 ± 2.07
60A	100.00 ± 0.02	82.40 ± 1.94c, d	99.00 ± 1.22
60D	100.00 ± 0.03	73.60 ± 3.43a, b	97.00 ± 4.58
60AD	99.80 ± 0.03	77.20 ± 4.76a, b	99.20 ± 1.09
90SC	100.00 ± 0.01	85.60 ± 2.19c	99.90 ± 0.44
90A	100.00 ± 0.00	85.80 ± 1.92c	100.00 ± 0.00
90D	99.60 ± 0.50	71.60 ± 2.40a, b, d	98.60 ± 1.34
90AD	99.40 ± 0.80	82.20 ± 4.14c	99.40 ± 0.89

GA: Type A spermatogonia; GIn: Intermediate spermatogonia; GB: Type B spermatogonia; PS: Primary spermatocyte; RS: Round spermatids; ES: Elongated spermatids

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