Table 4.
Johnsen’s mean testicular biopsy score in each experimental groups.
| Johnsen Score % | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| AE | 51 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HS | 39 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GA | 64 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HS + GA | 59 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Values in the table are represented as % of the seminiferous tubules which achieved a particular Johnsen’s score in the air exposure (AE), hookah smoke (HS), gum acacia (GA), and HS + GA groups (n = 5–6). GA (15% in water) was given to the mice in the drinking water for 30 days, concomitantly with either HS or AE.