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Table 1 Microscopic calibrated measurements of different parts of seminiferous and epididymal tubules in micro meters (μm), during different age levels

From: Contemporaneous effects of diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism on spermatogenesis and immunolocalization of Claudin-11 inside the seminiferous tubules of mice

Age Level

Groups

St diameter

St Lumen diameter

St Epithelial height

Caput diameter

Caput lumen diameter

Caput Epithelial height

Cauda diameter

Cauda lumen diameter

Cauda Epithelial height

24 days old

Control

146.2 ± 2.3a

33.5 ± 2.5bc

55.4 ± 1.4a

89.4 ± 2.3a

35.5 ± 1.2a

23.6 ± 0.7a

122.1 ± 3.3a

60.9 ± 2.6a

35.9 ± 1.3a

Diabetic

128.7 ± 1.9b

54.4 ± 2.3a

41.1 ± 1.2b

64.4 ± 1.9b

23.3 ± 0.8b

21.9 ± 0.6a

110.8 ± 3.5a

41.8 ± 3.1b

36.7 ± 1.3a

Diabetic + Hypo

122.3 ± 1.2b

39.9 ± 1.6b

40.6 ± 1.4b

61.7 ± 2.5b

22.7 ± 1.5b

18.6 ± 0.9b

56.1 ± 3.2b

19.2 ± 1.1c

24.9 ± 1.0b

Hypo

93.9 ± 2.3c

24.6 ± 1.1c

29.8 ± 1.3c

49.6 ± 1.1c

26.3 ± 0.8b

14.7 ± 0.5c

66.9 ± 3.1b

33.4 ± 2.3b

17.2 ± 1.0c

56 days old

Control

205.3 ± 5.0d

63.9 ± 3.3e

69.9 ± 1.5d

129.1 ± 2.6d

68.0 ± 1.4c

28.0 ± 1.3d

248.2 ± 6.2c

207.8 ± 8.3d

10.9 ± 0.9e

Diabetic

198.6 ± 4.3d

83.9 ± 2.4d

57.0 ± 2.2e

114.8 ± 2.7e

68.5 ± 1.6c

27.9 ± 0.9d

207.0 ± 6.5d

183.2 ± 5.6e

14.3 ± 0.8d

Diabetic + Hypo

174.5 ± 2.7e

86.4 ± 5.0d

56.1 ± 2.3e

88.5 ± 1.0f

53.3 ± 1.0d

17.9 ± 0.3b

135.1 ± 5.4f

106.2 ± 2.3g

16.2 ± 0.7d

Hypo

166.4 ± 4.6e

63.0 ± 2.6e

68.8 ± 2.7d

116.3 ± 1.9e

66.9 ± 1.4c

27.3 ± 1.0d

158.0 ± 6.0e

121.6 ± 2.7f

15.7 ± 0.6cd

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 6) and different labeled letters indicated significant differences among groups at P < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: Hypothyroidism (hypo) , seminiferous tubule (St)