Table 4.

Diazinon induced gonadotoxicity effects

Groups	1 week	2 weeks	8 weeks*
Concentration (millions/ml)
Control	72.50 ± 2.14	67.50 ± 4.74	69.83 ± 4.23
10 mg/kg	68.00 ± 5.20	69.33 ± 4.56	95.67 ± 4.57
15 mg/kg	72.50 ± 5.86	57.67 ± 5.12	72.83 ± 5.59
30 mg/kg	64.50 ± 4.75	74.83 ± 4.78	87.00 ± 4.78
Abnormality (%)
Control	18.67 ± 0.94	14.75 ± 1.12	19.67 ± 0.56
10 mg/kg	22.08 ± 1.32	12.08 ± 1.11	24.17 ± 0.84**
15 mg/kg	16.75 ± 1.22	13.83 ± 1.17	28.33 ± 0.82**
30 mg/kg	21.67 ± 1.46	13.50 ± 1.37	29.83 ± 0.86**
Seminiferous tubular diameter (μm)
Control	520.51 ± 9.58	512.78 ± 12.33	548.95 ± 21.74
10 mg/kg	517.64 ± 12.31	539.53 ± 16.52	538.64 ± 13.94
15 mg/kg	513.92 ± 11.68	524.67 ± 15.23	533.90 ± 22.37
30 mg/kg	486.12 ± 8.23	502.46 ± 22.67	578.72 ± 20.89

Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6).

*Significant (P < 0.05) increase or decrease of DZN time-dependent toxicity effect when compared to the one week exposure group.

** Significant (P < 0.05) increase or decrease of DZN dose-dependent toxicity effect when compared to the control.