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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 1, 2004; 10(17): 2529-2534
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2529
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2529
Table 2 Cellular analysis: Thirty seminiferous tubuli were examined in each preparation. The table summarizes the number of tubuli in each category: category I, only Sertoli s cells; category II, I + spermatids; category III, II + spermatocytes; category IV, all types of cells but with some alterations; category V, all types of cells with normal features
Category | I | II | III | IV | V |
Controls (CO) (n = 10) × 30 tubuli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 298 |
Untreated cirrhotic rats (CI) (n = 10) × 30 tubuli | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 275 |
IGF-treated cirrhotic rats (CI + IGF) (n = 10) × 30 tubuli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 292 |
Statistical analysis (P) | ns | ns | ns | aP < 0.05 | ns |
- Citation: Castilla-Cortázar I, Diez N, García-Fernández M, Puche JE, Diez-Caballero F, Quiroga J, Díaz-Sánchez M, Castilla A, Casares AD, Varela-Nieto I, Prieto J, González-Barón S. Hematotesticular barrier is altered from early stages of liver cirrhosis: Effect of insulin-like growth factor 1. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(17): 2529-2534
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i17/2529.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2529