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Table 1.

Dimensions of the seminiferous tubule of the testes of the unilaterally cryptorchid and normal goats

Seminiferous tubule	Retained testis of cryptorchid bucks	Scrotal testis of cryptorchid bucks	Testis of normal bucks
Tubular diameter (μm)	263.40 ± 0.41^a	285.69 ± 0.37^b	272.82 ± 0.67^c
Epithelial height (μm)	16.70 ± 0.45^a	98.33 ± 0.75^b	94.99 ± 0.37^c
Tubular length per testis (m)	346.34 ± 15.0^a	1028.67 ± 14.23^b	963.80 ± 12.43^c
Tubular length/g of testis (m)	12.23 ± 0.06^a	17.28 ± 0.08^b	17.96 ± 0.04^b
Luminal diameter (μm)	10.23 ± 0.67^a	88.94 ± 0.82^b	72.84 ± 0.52^c
Volume density (%)	78.21 ± 0.15^a	85.84 ± 0.73^b	80.25 ± 0.50^c
No. of tubule/cross section	43.50 ± 1.18^a	45.78 ± 0.97^a	43.74 ± 0.82^a
Daily sperm production (×10⁹)		4.15 ± 0.35^a	3.42 ± 0.05^b
Daily sperm production/g of testis (×10⁸)		1.95 ± 0.25^a	1.02 ± 0.62^b

Means with different superscripts on the same row are significantly different (P<0.05)