Table 2 Frequencies of the different types of germinal lineage cells per 100 tubular sections examined in rat testes of the SC, A, D and AD groups, in three different phases of sexual maturation (Mean ± std. dev.)

45SC

72.40 ± 3.05 ^{b, c, d}

42.00 ± 4.95 ^{b, c, d}

54.00 ± 4.95^{b, c, d}

45A

75.80 ± 1.92^{a, c, d}

51.20 ± 4.02 ^{a, c}

29.60 ± 4.15^a

45D

65.80 ± 2.49^{a, b}

33.80 ± 3.56^{a, b, d}

24.80 ± 3.96^a

45AD

66.80 ± 1.48^{a, b}

56.00 ± 4.74^{a, c}

27.20 ± 6.27^a

60SC

85.20 ± 3.56^c

60.00 ± 5.52^{b, c}

67.20 ± 5.76^{c, d}

60A

88.00 ± 2.23^{c, d}

74.80 ± 3.34^{a, c, d}

66.00 ± 5.00^{c, d}

60D

77.00 ± 2.55^{a, b, d}

49.00 ± 3.97^{a, b, d}

39.40 ± 7.02^{a, b, d}

60AD

83.20 ± 3.03^{b, c}

59.60 ± 5.94^{b, c}

48.60 ± 4.33^{a, b, c}

90SC

97.20 ± 1.30^{b, c, d}

48.40 ± 4.98^{b, d}

53.00 ± 3.93^{b, c, d}

90A

100.00 ± 0.00^{a, c, d}

62.60 ± 3.64^{a, c, d}

43.40 ± 3.05^{a, b, d}

90D

89.80 ± 1.92^{a, b, d}

44.80 ± 3.03^b

27.00 ± 0.94^{a, b, d}

90AD

93.20 ± 2.77^{a, b, c}

41.80 ± 2.58^{a, b}

35.68 ± 1.28^{a, b, c}

PS

RS

ES

45SC

99.80 ± 1.05

72.60 ± 3.64

99.00 ± 1.00^{b, d}

45A

100.00 ± 1.00

73.40 ± 2.70

84.20 ± 5.26^{a, c, d}

45D

99.80 ± 1.20

72.80 ± 7.91

98.00 ± 2.00^{b, d}

45AD

99.80 ± 1.05

78.40 ± 1.81

74.00 ± 11.95^{a, b, c}

60SC

100.00 ± 0.03

83.60 ± 3.57^{c, d}

98.40 ± 2.07

60A

100.00 ± 0.02

82.40 ± 1.94^{c, d}

99.00 ± 1.22

60D

100.00 ± 0.03

73.60 ± 3.43^{a, b}

97.00 ± 4.58

60AD

99.80 ± 0.03

77.20 ± 4.76^{a, b}

99.20 ± 1.09

90SC

100.00 ± 0.01

85.60 ± 2.19^c

99.90 ± 0.44

90A

100.00 ± 0.00

85.80 ± 1.92^c

100.00 ± 0.00

90D

99.60 ± 0.50

71.60 ± 2.40^{a, b, d}

98.60 ± 1.34

90AD

99.40 ± 0.80

82.20 ± 4.14^c

99.40 ± 0.89