Table 1

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

Animal Group
Total SC
SC/Tubule
DSN (%)

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*

*p ≤ 0.05

Sasso-Cerri and Cerri Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2008 6:18   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-6-18