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Number of Sertoli cells (SC) and frequency of dislocated Sertoli cell nuclei (DSN) in the testes of rats from Control (C) and Cimetidine (Cm) groups |
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| Animal Group |
Total SC |
SC/Tubule |
DSN (%) |
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| C1 |
328 |
10.9 |
1.2 |
| C2 |
358 |
11.9 |
0 |
| C3 |
319 |
10.6 |
0.3 |
| C4 |
320 |
10.6 |
2.2 |
| C5 |
387 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
| Mean |
342 ± 29.53 |
11.4 ± 1.00 |
0,84 ± 0.87 |
| Cm1 |
275 |
9.1 |
18.2 |
| Cm2 |
268 |
8.9 |
17 |
| Cm3 |
276 |
9.2 |
11.2 |
| Cm4 |
280 |
9.3 |
17.5 |
| Cm5 |
297 |
9.9 |
13.8 |
| Mean |
279 ± 10.84* |
9.3 ± 0.37* |
15.5 ± 2.95* |
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*p ≤ 0.05 | |||
Sasso-Cerri and Cerri Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008 6:18 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-6-18 |
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