Table 3. Intertubular morphometry of Wistar rats with Walker 256 tumor and supplemented with L-glutamine.
| Parameters | Experimental groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intertubule volume (mL) | 0.72±0.20 | 0.69±0.09 | 0.79±0.11 | 0.78±0.050 |
| Volumetric density in the intertubule (%) | ||||
| Leydig cell | 17.66±3.14 | 17.00±3.61 | 13.62±3.30 | 16.96±3.77 |
| Blood vessel | 7.30±3.74Aa | 2.60±2.67Cb | 2.84±1.94Bc | 3.12±0.92Cd |
| Lymphatic vessel | 70.28±3.23Aa | 78.78±3.93Ca | 81.56±4.75Bc | 78.06±3.57 Cc |
| Connective tissue | 4.76±1.58Aa | 1.62±0.76Cb | 1.98±0.24Bc | 1.86±0.51 Cc |
| Volumetric density in the testes (%) | ||||
| Leydig cell | 4.35±0.72 | 4.38±0.67 | 4.01±0.93 | 4.88±1.20 |
| Blood vessel | 1.90±1.06 | 0.68±0.72 | 0.81±0.51 | 0.90±0.29 |
| Lymphatic vessel | 17.89±4.97 | 20.79±4.08 | 24.18±2.84 | 22.40±1.15 |
| Connective tissue | 1.22±0.55Aa | 0.42±0.20Cb | 0.59±0.10Bc | 0.53±0.14Cc |
| Volume in the testes (mL) | ||||
| Leydig cell | 0.1231±0.02 | 0.1163±0.02 | 0.1073±0.02 | 0.1344±0.03 |
| Blood vessel | 0.0557±0.03 | 0.0182±0.01 | 0.0212±0.01 | 0.0246±0.008 |
| Lymphatic vessel | 0.5081±0.15 | 0.5448±0.08 | 0.6556±0.12 | 0.6123±0.02 |
| Connective tissue | 0.0349±0.01Aa | 0.0113±0.005Cb | 0.0159±0.003Bc | 0.0145±0.003 Cc |
C: Control; CG: Control supplemented with L-glutamine, WT: Walker 256 tumor; WTG: Walker 256 tumor supplemented with L-glutamine. Averages with different pairs of capital letters on the same line (A-B; C-D) show comparisons between control (C x WT) and supplemented groups (CG x WTG), respectively. Averages with different pairs of lower case letters on the same line (a-b; c-d) show comparisons between control (C x CG) and Walker Tumor groups (WT x WTG), respectively. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation of the mean (p≤0.05).