Table 1.
Parameter | Control | BaP-exposed |
---|---|---|
Testis weight (gm/paired testis) | 3.0 ± 0.16 | 2.0 ± 0.11*1 |
Tubule diameter (μm) | 250 ± 8.5 | 230 ± 8.2*2 |
Tubules with elongated spermatids (%) | 99 ± 1.0 | 99 ± 1.0 |
Tubular volume (X 109 μm3) | 2.0 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.004*3 |
Total weight of tubules (gm) | 2.20 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.004 |
Total tubular length (μm) | 55 ± 1.0 | 33 ± 1.0*5 |
Total volume of interstitium per paired testis (μm3) | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 0.38 ± 0.01 |
Total weight of interstitium per paired testis (gm) | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 0.37 ± 0.01*4 |
p < 0.025,
p < 0.09,
p < 0.002,
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01