Table 5 Mean ± SE of histopathology in control, PQ administrated, co-administrated and SPS administrated groups.

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sciadopitysin mitigates spermatological and testicular damage instigated by paraquat administration in male albino rats

Parameters

Groups

Control

PQ

PQ + SPS

SPS

Interstitial spaces (μm)

9.99 ± 0.88a

68.70 ± 2.05c

22.47 ± 1.61b

9.93 ± 0.90a

Tunica propria (μm)

58.52 ± 1.94a

13.30 ± 1.21c

25.84 ± 1.55b

60.15 ± 2.25a

Seminiferous tubules (μm)

341.86 ± 9.65a

113.77 ± 7.40c

273.86 ± 9.13b

355.34 ± 6.40a

Seminiferous tubule epithelial height (μm)

89.87 ± 3.26a

24.99 ± 1.57c

75.55 ± 1.45b

90.59 ± 2.98a

Tubular lumen (μm)

23.05 ± 1.66a

85.08 ± 1.51c

38.53 ± 1.98b

22.27 ± 1.51a

Spermatogonia (n)

59.52 ± 1.52a

23.55 ± 1.46c

51.41 ± 1.12b

61.37 ± 1.21a

Primary spermatocytes (n)

52.29 ± 1.38a

15.40 ± 1.27c

36.31 ± 1.68b

53.17 ± 1.44a

Secondary spermatocytes (n)

46.55 ± 1.59a

12.96 ± 1.22c

38.55 ± 2.12b

47.98 ± 1.62a

Spermatids (n)

53.83 ± 0.96a

24.07 ± 0.80c

43.77 ± 1.57b

54.99 ± 0.88a

  1. Values with dissimilar letters are notably (P < 0.05) dissimilar from other groups. PQ: Paraquat; SPS Sciadopitysin.