From: Dorsal and medial raphe nuclei participate differentially in reproductive functions of the male rat
Stages of the cycle of the seminiferous epitheliun | |||||
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Age at sacrifice | Group | VII | VIII | X | XII |
45 Days | |||||
Control | 0 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | |
Sham DRN | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | |
Lesion DRN | 5.8 ± 1.0b | 11.0 ± 0.7a,b | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 3.8 ± 0.5 | |
65 Days | |||||
Control | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 0 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | |
Sham DRN | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | |
Lesion DRN | 7.0 ± 0.9a,b | 11.2 ± 1.6a,b | 1.4 ± 0.2a,b | 7.6 ± 1.1a,b |