Table 1.

Microscopic calibrated measurements of different parts of seminiferous and epididymal tubules in micro meters (μm), during different age levels

Age Level	Groups	St diameter	St Lumen diameter	St Epithelial height	Caput diameter	Caput lumen diameter	Caput Epithelial height	Cauda diameter	Cauda lumen diameter	Cauda Epithelial height
24 days old	Control	146.2 ± 2.3a	33.5 ± 2.5bc	55.4 ± 1.4a	89.4 ± 2.3a	35.5 ± 1.2a	23.6 ± 0.7a	122.1 ± 3.3a	60.9 ± 2.6a	35.9 ± 1.3a
	Diabetic	128.7 ± 1.9b	54.4 ± 2.3a	41.1 ± 1.2b	64.4 ± 1.9b	23.3 ± 0.8b	21.9 ± 0.6a	110.8 ± 3.5a	41.8 ± 3.1b	36.7 ± 1.3a
	Diabetic + Hypo	122.3 ± 1.2b	39.9 ± 1.6b	40.6 ± 1.4b	61.7 ± 2.5b	22.7 ± 1.5b	18.6 ± 0.9b	56.1 ± 3.2b	19.2 ± 1.1c	24.9 ± 1.0b
	Hypo	93.9 ± 2.3c	24.6 ± 1.1c	29.8 ± 1.3c	49.6 ± 1.1c	26.3 ± 0.8b	14.7 ± 0.5c	66.9 ± 3.1b	33.4 ± 2.3b	17.2 ± 1.0c
56 days old	Control	205.3 ± 5.0d	63.9 ± 3.3e	69.9 ± 1.5d	129.1 ± 2.6d	68.0 ± 1.4c	28.0 ± 1.3d	248.2 ± 6.2c	207.8 ± 8.3d	10.9 ± 0.9e
	Diabetic	198.6 ± 4.3d	83.9 ± 2.4d	57.0 ± 2.2e	114.8 ± 2.7e	68.5 ± 1.6c	27.9 ± 0.9d	207.0 ± 6.5d	183.2 ± 5.6e	14.3 ± 0.8d
	Diabetic + Hypo	174.5 ± 2.7e	86.4 ± 5.0d	56.1 ± 2.3e	88.5 ± 1.0f	53.3 ± 1.0d	17.9 ± 0.3b	135.1 ± 5.4f	106.2 ± 2.3g	16.2 ± 0.7d
	Hypo	166.4 ± 4.6e	63.0 ± 2.6e	68.8 ± 2.7d	116.3 ± 1.9e	66.9 ± 1.4c	27.3 ± 1.0d	158.0 ± 6.0e	121.6 ± 2.7f	15.7 ± 0.6cd

Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 6) and different labeled letters indicated significant differences among groups at P < 0.05

Abbreviations: Hypothyroidism (hypo) , seminiferous tubule (St)