Figure 1.

Assessment of mice shows no impact of cadmium exposure to mice body weight and fat accumulation. After 9-week exposure of mice to cadmium, we measured and compared (A) final body weight and (B) fat accumulation between vehicle and cadmium-exposed mice. Data are shown as mean ± SEM (n = 15). A p < .05 determines significance as assessed by a Mann Whitney test. Data show no statistical difference between the 2 groups. C, Histological examination of testes with an awareness of the stages of the spermatogenic cycle did not show any morphological difference between vehicle and cadmium-exposed mice. E, tubule in early stages of spermatogenesis; L, tubule in late stages of spermatogenesis; red arrow, Leydig cells; black arrows, Sertoli cells; B, blood vessel, normal (hematoxylin & eosin stain).