Table 3.
Apoptotic cells after 4 wk of treatment
Control | U-PRL | S179D PRL | |
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Apoptotic Leydig cells | 2±0.88 (28) | 4±1.09 (52) | 10±1.6*(115) |
Number of Leydig cells | 296±13.4 (3,551) | 334±35.8 (4,002) | 234±12.2*(2,803) |
Apoptotic primary spermatogonia | 1,070±7.6 | 1,075±66.7 | 1,242±13.4* |
Apoptotic elongating spermatids | 283±7.6 | 98±5.6† | 250±15.5 |
Values are means ± SE and are given as cells per animal sampling. Numbers in parentheses are total counted in 3 analyses by examination of 1,080 images.
P < 0.05 vs. control;
P < 0.003 vs. control.