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. 2017 Oct 25;8:84. doi: 10.1186/s40104-017-0208-y

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Fig. 4 — Histological assessment of reproductive tissue from F₁ boars. (a) Comparison of testis and epididymis weight in Tg and NTg boars. (b) Vas deferens and seminiferous tubule diameters in Tg and NTg boars. (c-i) Histological sections of testis tissue. (c-d) Vas deferens at 50× magnification. Red arrows span the vas deferens diameter. (e-f) Seminiferous tubules at 200× magnification. Red arrows span tubule diameter. (g-h) Leydig cells at 200× magnification. Red arrows indicate Leydig cells between the seminiferous tubules. (i) The number of Leydig cells in Tg and NTg boars. Data are expressed as means ± SEM. *, P < 0.05. **, P < 0.01