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Table 3 Mean ± SEM of seminiferous tubule diameter, tubular lumen diameter, seminiferous tubule epithelial height, tunica albuginea height of testis in control and treated groups after 28 days of treatment

From: Comparative study of environmental pollutants bisphenol A and bisphenol S on sexual differentiation of anteroventral periventricular nucleus and spermatogenesis

Groups

Seminiferous Tubule Diameter

Lumen Diameter

Epithelial Height

Tunica Albuginea Height

 

Control

106.46 ± 2.94

84.19 ± 3.46

35.59 ± 0.63

19.79 ± 1.14

 

BPA 2 μg/kg

126.03 ± 4.19a***

61.72 ± 3.09 a***

23.00 ± 0.48 a***

16.34 ± 0.54

 

BPA 200 μg/kg

133.98 ± 3.23a***

71.22 ± 2.60 a**

25.16 ± 0.48ab***

17.66 ± 0.90

 

BPS 2 μg/kg

106.60 ± 2.46bc***

62.90 ± 1.77 a***

32.39 ± 0.54abc***

18.61 ± 0.63

 

BPS 200 μg/kg

114.29 ± 2.45c***

64.86 ± 2.20 a***

26.55 ± 0.57abd***

18.19 ± 0.67

  1. Values are expressed as mean SEM
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, p*** < 0.001
  3. a = Values vs control, b = Values vs Bisphenol A 2 μg/kg, c = Values vs Bisphenol A 200 μg/kg, d = Values vs Bisphenol S 2 μg/kg