. 2013 Feb 28;10(3):830–844. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10030830

Table 2.

Effect B. carterii and B. papyrifera smoke exposure on total count of seminiferous tubules, germ cells, Leydig cells and Sertoli cells in the testis of albino rats.

Group	Number of
Group	Seminiferous tubules in microscopic field (10×)	Spermatogonia	Spermatocytes	Spermatids	Leydig cells	Sertoli cells
I	15.50 ± 0.21	130.70 ± 2.39	549.55 ± 29.34	986.35 ± 7.28	57.30 ± 0.41	29.63 ± 1.56
Control	15.50 ± 0.21	130.70 ± 2.39	549.55 ± 29.34	986.35 ± 7.28	57.30 ± 0.41	29.63 ± 1.56
II	21.13 ± 0.41 ***	90.50 ± 1.36 ***	427.31 ± 1.41 ***	762.30 ± 1.43 ***	27.12 ± 1.35 ***	20.81 ± 1.67 ***
*B. papyrifera*	21.13 ± 0.41 ***	90.50 ± 1.36 ***	427.31 ± 1.41 ***	762.30 ± 1.43 ***	27.12 ± 1.35 ***	20.81 ± 1.67 ***
III	23.18 ± 0.40 ***	70.09 ± 2.36 ***	321.57 ± 4.21 ***	593.17 ± 3.3 ***	25.17 ± 1.77 ***	17.91 ± 1.39 ***
*B. carterii*	23.18 ± 0.40 ***	70.09 ± 2.36 ***	321.57 ± 4.21 ***	593.17 ± 3.3 ***	25.17 ± 1.77 ***	17.91 ± 1.39 ***

*** p < 0.001.