Table 2.

Tissue recovered after xenografting and weight of seminal vesicle of grafted mice

Where appropriate, data are given as the mean ± s.e.m. NA, not available

Species	Age	Testis	Mice ~40 weeksA	Mice >40 weeksB	% RecoveryC		Seminal vesicle weightD (mg)
					~40 weeks	>40 weeks	~40 weeks	>40 weeks
Lynx pardinus	6 week fetus	Cryopreserved	1/0/0	1/1/0	0%	0%	NA	NA
L. pardinus	1.5 days	Cryopreserved	2/2/0	2/1/0	0%	0%	NA	NA
L. pardinus	3 days	Cryopreserved	2/0/0	4/0/0	0%	0%	NA	NA
L. pardinus (1)	6 months	Cryopreserved	7/7/6	3/3/2	75.7 ± 8.5	56.3 ± 6.3	20.3 ± 10.3	158 ± 72
L. pardinus (2)	6 months	Cryopreserved	1/1/1	6/4/2	33.3	33.3 ± 10.5	NAE	57.5 ± 42.5
L. pardinus	2 years	Fresh	2/2/0	4/3/0	0%	0%	NA	NA
Gazella cuvieri	Mid-term abortion	Cryopreserved	2/1/0	4/1/0	0%	0%	NA	NA
G. cuvieri	Full-term abortion	Fresh	1/1/1	3/3/3	37.5	54.2 ± 20.8	10	64 ± 42.6
G. cuvieri	Full-term abortion	Cryopreserved	NA	5/3/0	NA	0%	NA	NA
G. dama	8 months	Cryopreserved	7/7/7	NA	50 ± 4.7	NA	194.9 ± 46.7	NA

^AData show numbers of total grafted mice/grafted mice with recovered grafts/grafted mice with recovered grafts showing seminiferous tubules within 40 weeks of transplantation.

^BData show total grafted mice/grafted mice with recovered grafts/grafted mice with recovered grafts showing seminiferous tubules after 40 weeks post-transplantation.

^CPercent recovery was calculated as (the number of recovered grafts showing seminiferous tubules/total transplanted grafts) ×100, before (~40) or after (>40) 40 weeks post-transplantation.

^DSeminal vesicle weight was calculated from mice with recovered successful grafts before (~40) or after (>40) 40 weeks post-transplantation. The seminal vesicle weight of castrated mice (control) was 9.3 ± 0.7 mg (n = 3).

^EMouse was found dead and seminal vesicle weight could not be measured.