Figure 8.
Histologic studies of the effect of AcE and Cadmium on rat testes (a) Histology of testis from control rat showing normal seminiferous tubule lined stratified epithelium, composed of two major cells, which are the supporting cells (sertoli cells) and spermotogenic cells. The spermatozoa are arranged in rows between and around the cells of sertoli. (b)Histology of testis from rat treated with CdSO4 showing degeneration of the spermatogenic cells, occlusion of the lumen and hypertrophied seminiferous tubules (c) Histology of testis from rat treated with Allium extract + CdSO4 showing increase in the spermatogenic cells compared with the control (d) Histology of testis from rat treated with Allium cepa extract only, showing matured spermatozoa in the seminiferous tubules