Table 2.

Comparison of number of spermatogonia, area of reproductive epithelium, and seminiferous tubules diameter in the different groups (n = 10)

Parameters Groups	Control (mean $\pm$ SD)	Experimental 1 (mean $\pm$ SD)	Experimental 2 (mean $\pm$ SD)	P-value
Spermatogonia number	37.52 $\pm$ 4.14	32.43 $\pm$ 6.06${}^a$	23.03 $\pm$ 4.88${}^b$	0.001
Area of reproductive epithelium	36661.65 $\pm$ 5706.4	30009.12 $\pm$ 8005.49${}^a$	15344.34 $\pm$ 4164.54${}^b$	0.001
Seminiferous tubules diameter	51498.95 $\pm$ 6597.87	45517.13 $\pm$ 6214.75${}^a$	20983.23 $\pm$ 6679.39${}^b$	0.001
Sertoli cell number	17.168 $\pm$ 4.060	16.588 $\pm$ 4.543	15.153 $\pm$ 5.048	0.603
Leydig cell number	16.513 $\pm$ 5.112	14.193 $\pm$ 3.701	11.165 $\pm$ 1.072${}^c$	0.012
Mean $\pm$ SD, one-way ANOVA, and post-hoc tests,${}^a$Significant between the control group and the experimental group 1(0.2 mg/kg/day);${}^b$Significant between the experimental groups 1 and 2;${}^c$Significant between the control group and the experimental group 2; Control: The group that received distilled water; Experimental 1: The group that received 0.2 mg/kg/day tamsulosin; and Experimental 2: The group that received 0.4 mg/kg/day tamsulosin. SD: standard deviation