Table 3. Morphometric analysis of testes after 28 days of treatment
Parameters Groups
A (control) B (50 mg/kg bwt walnut oil) C (0.08 mg/kg bwt Nitrite) D (0.08 Nitrite + 50 walnut oil) mg/kg bwt
Germinal epithelium (%) 64.90±0.89 69.18±0.37* 58.08±0.33*, α 70.66±0.20*
Lumen (%) 15.42±0.20 12.52±0.18* 9.60±0.23*, α 11.99±0.12*
Interstitium (%) 21.06±0.26 16.91±0.27* 26.73±0.21*, α 20.39±0.71β
Values are expressed as Mean ± S.E.M
n=6 in each group
*: significantly different from the control group
β: significantly different from the nitrite group
α: significantly different from the walnut oil group
p<0.05. One-Way ANOVA.
bwt: body weight