| Group |
Capsule thickness (µm) |
Diameter of seminiferous tubules (µm) |
Size of Leydig cells (µm) |
Number of Leydig cells |
| Control |
31.8 ± 2.4 |
252.4 ± 13.3ac |
7.1 ± 1.1 |
10.3 ± 0.8bc |
| Lead |
32.5 ± 6 |
206.6 ± 8.9b |
7.1 ± 0.2 |
9.5 ± 0.9b |
| WSE (100*) |
28.9 ± 4.5 |
235.7 ± 11.2c |
8 ± 0.5 |
12 ± 1.4ac |
| WSE (200*) |
33.2 ± 3 |
261.5 ± 18.2a |
8.2 ± 0.3 |
13.5 ± 1.7a |
| Lead + WSE (100*) |
35.6 ± 5.2 |
186.5 ± 10b |
7.1 ± 0.7 |
13.6 ± 1.3a |
| Lead + WSE (200*) |
33.6 ± 3.1 |
268.4 ± 8.6a |
7.7 ± 0.7 |
10.9 ± 1.2bc |
| Lead + vit E |
32.3 ± 2.3 |
235.6 ± 12.4c |
7.3 ± 0.8 |
10.6 ± 0.7bc |
|
| *mg/kg/day. Different letters represent significant differences between groups (P<0.05) |
| Table 2: Characteristic changes in rat testes (mean ± SD). |
