The GCNIS-derived tumors share a number of features in addition to the usual presence of GCNIS in the
seminiferous tubules of the residual parenchyma.
The values of primary testis volume, absolute Cavalieri testis volume, the volume of
seminiferous tubule epithelium and lumen, the significant increase (P=0.008) in the total number of Leydig cells compared to the control group.
Testis of rat from group 2 showing the abnormal histological structures of
seminiferous tubules both germ cells and seminiferous epithelia vacuolation.
Table 2--Mean values and standard deviation of the diameter of the
seminiferous tubules epithelial cells ([micro]m) of goats poisoned by Ipomoea brasiliana.
MNGCs are one of the most specific and common indicators of
seminiferous tubule (ST) degeneration in testicular toxicity studies.
Photomicrographs of the cross-sections of
seminiferous tubules represent the stages of spermatogenesis of seminiferous epithelium: spermatogonia type A (short arrows), primary spermatocytes at the pachytene stage (long arrows), spermatids at the zygotene stage (ellipse area) and spermatozoa (rectangular area).
Immunohistochemical methods were performed to determine the location and distribution of proteins in spermatogenic cells in
seminiferous tubules (29).
In the
seminiferous tubules, there were one to three layers of myoid cells surrounding the basement membrane, fewer than in the mammalian testes (Wang et al., 2011); this suggests that the ability to secrete sperm is relatively low in the African ostrich testes.
Faria et al., "Morphology and Morphometry of
Seminiferous Tubules in Crioulo Horses," Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, vol.
As for empty spaces in the
seminiferous tubules in slides of four groups, they may be artificial due to embedding processing of the tissues.
In the analyzed species, the
seminiferous tubules were connected and characterize the testis as of anastomosing tubular type, a plesiomorphic morphological character present in bonefish (Parenti & Grier, 2004).
The mean diameter of
seminiferous tubules of testes was 218.26 +- 7.45um in group A, 123.96+-11.84 in group B and 180.86+-12.13 in group C (p<0.001).