Table 5.
The mean ± SD number of spermatogonia, spermatocytes, spermatids, Leydig cells, Sertoli cells, and Johnsen score in the different groups∗.
Groups | Spermatogonia | Spermatocytes | Spermatids | Leydig cells | Sertoli cells | Johnsen score |
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Control | 64 ± 11a | 76.1 ± 11.4a | 64.3 ± 6.8a | 17.8 ± 1.4a | 7.8 ± 1.6a | 9.25 ± 0.12a |
Garlic 50 | 65 ± 12a | 74.7 ± 8.6a | 71.4 ± 10.2a | 18.9 ± 1.6a | 8.4 ± 1.5a | 9.44 ± 0.22a |
Garlic 100 | 69 ± 11a | 72.4 ± 7.84a | 74.6 ± 8.9b | 19.3 ± 2.8a | 8.9 ± 1.4a | 9.58 ± 1.21a |
Obesity | 48 ± 14b | 57.9 ± 9.8b | 48.5 ± 6.8c | 15.7 ± 2.6b | 5.1 ± 1.6b | 7.94 ± 0.1b |
Garlic50-obesity | 56 ± 10c | 63 ± 8.7c | 63.9 ± 9.8a | 17.7 ± 1.8a | 7.1 ± 1.3c | 9.12 ± 0.4a |
Garlic100-obesity | 63 ± 11a | 69 ± 8.4c | 68.7 ± 11.7a | 18 ± 1.7a | 7.4 ± 1.4c | 9.29 ± 0.1a |
Obesity-garlic50 | 52 ± 14bc | 64.7 ± 9.1c | 59.8 ± 10.7d | 16.9 ± 1.6c | 6.8 ± 1.8d | 9.09 ± 0.2a |
Obesity-garlic100 | 58 ± 1c | 67 ± 8.1c | 65 ± 11.7a | 17.3 ± 2.7a | 7.7 ± 1.8c | 9.34 ± 0.4a |
∗ Mismatched lowercase letters indicate a significant difference. p < 0.05.