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Table 1 Total number (×106) and percentage of germ cells undergoing apoptosis in age-matched control (WT) and in ABP transgenic (TG) mice.

From: Dynamics of testicular germ cell apoptosis in normal mice and transgenic mice overexpressing rat androgen-binding protein

 

Total number of germ cells Undergoing apoptosis (1 × 10 6 )

Percentage of germ cells undergoing apoptosis

Animal age

WT

TG

WT

TG

7 days

0.47 ± 0.074

0.56 ± 0.29

0.72 ± 0.18

0.79 ± 0.19

10 days

1.89 ± 0.32

1.75 ± 0.33

0.77 ± 0.13

0.79 ± 0.19

14 days

15.79 ± 2.36

19.70 ± 4.39

4.18 ± 0.93

4.64 ± 0.87

21 days

24.77 ± 1.88

54.97 ± 6.85 c

5.45 ± 1.68

11.47 ± 2.54b

30 days

141.74 ± 30.13

187.62 ± 16.09 a

8.26 ± 1.55

10.86 ± 0.99a

60 days

86.10 ± 28.62

116.10 ± 22.82

3.12 ± 1.28

4.93 ± 1.03a

90 days

151.61 ± 34.21

91.85 ± 27.78 a

4.17 ± 0.86

3.70 ± 0.79

120 days

154.41 ± 27.10

118.30 ± 15.49

4.59 ± 0.50

4.38 ± 0.53

180 days

184.49 ± 30.51

130.64 ± 23.59 a

6.25 ± 1.61

6.40 ± 1.12

240 days

202.26 ± 34.17

123.72 ± 12.78 b

6.39 ± 0.99

6.25 ± 1.14

360 days

203.97 ± 61.04

110.18 ± 16.77 a

6.36 ± 3.20

6.41 ± 2.54

  1. Unpaired 't' test was used. Values are Mean ± SD of 5 estimations; a p < 0.05; b p < 0.01; c p < 0.001 Statistical comparisons are between wild type control and TG mice at each individual age.