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Table 1 Number of Sertoli cells (SC) and frequency of dislocated Sertoli cell nuclei (DSN) in the testes of rats from Control (C) and Cimetidine (Cm) groups

From: Morphological evidences indicate that the interference of cimetidine on the peritubular components is responsible for detachment and apoptosis of Sertoli cells

Animal Group

Total SC

SC/Tubule

DSN (%)

C1

328

10.9

1.2

C2

358

11.9

0

C3

319

10.6

0.3

C4

320

10.6

2.2

C5

387

12.9

0.5

Mean

342 ± 29.53

11.4 ± 1.00

0,84 ± 0.87

Cm1

275

9.1

18.2

Cm2

268

8.9

17

Cm3

276

9.2

11.2

Cm4

280

9.3

17.5

Cm5

297

9.9

13.8

Mean

279 ± 10.84*

9.3 ± 0.37*

15.5 ± 2.95*

  1. *p ≤ 0.05