Table 3.
Effects of Ggnbp2KO on Other Testicular Characteristics of Adult Mice
Testicular characteristics | Wild-type mice | Ggnbp2KO mice | P value |
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Ratio of testis/body weight, g | 0.56 ± 0.1 | 0.41 ± 0.07 | <0.05 (n = 10) |
Diameter of seminiferous tubule, μm | 106.6 ± 0.8 | 95.1 ± 0.6 | <0.05 (n = 3) |
Spermatocytes/tubule, n | 62 ± 11 | 68 ± 12 | >0.05 (n = 3) |
Spermatogonia/tubule, n | 4.9 ± 0.2 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | >0.05 (n = 3) |
Sertoli cells/tubule, n | 18.7 ± 0.2 | 18 ± 0.7 | >0.05 (n = 3) |
Apoptotic cells/tubules, n | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | >0.05 (n = 3) |
Data are expressed as means ± SEM, unless indicated otherwise.