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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Funct Foods. 2016 Jan 1;20:556–566. doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.11.002

Fig. 5. The effect of green tea polyphenols on reproductive organs.

Fig. 5

Reproductive organs of emerged offspring from GTP-treated food evaluated by DAPI nuclei stain revealed morphological abnormalities. Male reproductive organs from control males (A) showed normal and full structures of accessory glands (AG), seminal vesicles (SV) and testes (T). Males emerged from GTP food exhibited an overall reduction in organ size, atrophy of testes and reduced number of nuclei (B). Ovaries from control females (C) revealed normal organ structures including the presence of ovarioles (ov), mature eggs (E) and ovarian duct (Od). Females exposed to GTP exhibited a dramatic reduction in ovary size and absence of mature eggs (D).