Table 3 Effect of p-nonylphenol (NP; 50 μg and 500 μg) on different semiferous tubule parameters in male outbred CD1 mice. Student-Newman-Keuls Multiple RangeTest. (* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01).
| Â | P | F1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Control | NP 50 | NP 500 | Control | NP 50 | NP 500 |
Seminiferous tubule diameter (μm) | 144.96 ± 4.5 | 144.02 ± 6.5 | 128.11 ± 4.8 | 176.02 ± 5.9 | 158.5 ± 6.5* | 147.03 ± 4.8** |
Epithelium thickness (μm) | 50.54 ± 1.8 | 49.0 ± 2.1 | 41.62 ± 2.3** | 53.11 ± 1.5 | 46.93 ± 2.1* | 40.43 ± 2.4** |
Lumen diameter (μm) | 51.59 ± 3.3 | 63.84 ± 4.8 | 55.53 ± 4.0 | 77.27 ± 2.5 | 80.80 ± 6.1 | 74.11 ± 3.6 |