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Table 6 Effect of LPME on testicular histopathology in rat

From: Protective effects of Launaea procumbens on rat testis damage by CCl4

Treatment

Somniferous tubules degeneration

Meiosis interruption

Sperm concentration

Germ cell morphology

Germinative epithelium

Control

-

-

-

-

-

3 ml/kg CCl4

+++

++

+++

++

++

100 mg/kg LPMEā€‰+ā€‰CCl4

āˆ’/+

-

āˆ’/+

āˆ’/+

āˆ’/+

200 mg/kg LPMEā€‰+ā€‰CCl4

-

-

-

-

āˆ’/+

200 mg/kg LPME alone

-

-

-

-

-

  1. -, normal; āˆ’/+, mild; ++, medium; +++, severely damaged.