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. 2023 Feb 1;12(3):474. doi: 10.3390/cells12030474

Table 3.

Histopathological endpoints in target organs of male rats subcutaneously treated with different doses of estradiol valerate plus cyproterone acetate, five times a week, for 2 weeks: CM 0—sesame oil, D1M 0.09 + 0.33, D2M 0.09 + 0.93; and D3M 0.18 + 0.33 mg. Statistical significance: § p < 0.05 Fisher exact test; * p < 0.05 Mann–Whitney test. n: number; SD: standard deviation.

ORGAN/Observation CM D1M D2M D3M
N 4 4 4 4
TESTIS: tubule degeneration with germinal epithelium degeneration
0 4
2 4
3 4
4 4
Total Finding Incidence 0 4 § 4 § 4 §
TESTIS: tuble area (μm2; mean ± SD) 422.3 ± 74.3 271.9 ± 147.1 264.8 ± 85.8 223.0 ± 30.7 *
LIVER: sinusoidal dilatation
0 4
1 2
2 2 4 4
Total Finding Incidence 0 4 § 4 § 4 §
LIVER: hepatocyte vacuolation
0 4
1 4
2 2
3 2 4
Total Finding Incidence 0 4 § 4 § 4 §