Fig. 3.

Sections from G3: aged rat (12 months) testis after soy isoflavone administration stained by H&E to show: a. G3: Showing marked preservation of normal testicular structure (Black arrows). b. G3. Showing seminiferous tubules with intact full thickness germ layers (double head arrow). Normal non edematous interstitial tissue and Leydig cells (black star). Few tubules showed desquamated cells (dotted arrows). c. G3. Similar preservation of normal seminiferous tubule outlines with full thickness germ layer (double head arrows). Mild interstitial edema with less thickened blood vessels (white arrows) compared to non-treated aged rats.