Table 1. DRLC responses on testicular diameter, testicular volume, testicular length, seminiferous tubule diameter, lumen diameter of tubules, nuclear diameter of spermatogonia and germinal thickness of epithelium in sodium arsenate-induced testicular toxicity treated rats.
Parameters Animal Grouping
  Group A Group B Group C Group D
Testicular diameter (mm) 12.12±2.35 4.73±2.14*& 8.28±1.05# 9.25±1.12#
Testicular volume (cm3) 2.7±0.5 1.6±0.3*& 2.1±0.7# 2.2±0.4#
Testicular Length (mm) 23.46±2.51 14.25±3.18*& 18.05±2.15# 20.11±2.16#
Diameter of ST (µm) 173.08±7.34 145.51±4.20*& 163.22±3.63# 167.15±4.18#
Lumen diameter of tubules (µm) 70.14±3.52 95.49±5.23*& 80.08±3.51# 78.82±2.45#
Nuclear diameter of spermatogonia (µm) 4.15±0.24 3.95±0.78* 4.1.±0.62 4.05±0.78
Germinal thickness of epithelium (µm) 51.34±2.41 33.71±3.52*& 44.23±3.17# 46.67±3.21#

Data expresses as Mean ± SEM (n=8).
*:p <0.05 compared with control group;
&: p <0.05 compare with groups C and D;
#: p <0.05 compared with control. One-way ANOVA using Dunnett's comparison test.
ST: seminiferous tubule; Group A= Control (Normal saline); Group B= Sodium arsenate only; Group C= Arsenic +DRLC (Low dose); Group D= Arsenic +DRLC (High dose).