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Fig. 3

From: Ameliorating potency of Chenopodium album Linn. and vitamin C against mercuric chloride-induced oxidative stress in testes of Sprague Dawley rats

Fig. 3

Photomicrograph of seminiferous tubules of adult male rat testes. Control group showing compact tubules, spermatid inside lumen, normal germ cell proliferation in epithelium (a), Mercury group shows tubules with empty lumen degenerated epithelial layer and increased interstitial spaces (b). Vitamin C-treated showing less damage to epithelium lumen filled with spermatid and interstitial spaces (c). C. album co-treated shows minimal damage to epithelium and tubules, with less interstitial spaces (d). Magnification × 40. SP, spermatogonia; ES, elongated spermatids; IS, interstitial space; E, epithelium; × 40 by × 10 = × 400

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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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