Table 5 Effect of C. album extract and vitamin C treatment on testicular morphometric parameters in different experimental groups

Area of seminiferous tubules (%)

81.50 ± 2.01

25.65 ± 2.26***

80.68 ± 3.74⁺⁺⁺

78.05 ± 4.48⁺⁺⁺

81.80 ± 2.15

Area of lumen (%)

22.88 ± 1.82

57.03 ± 5.46***

14.31 ± 1.50⁺⁺⁺

12.59 ± 1.80⁺⁺⁺

22.04 ± 1.57

Area of interstitium (%)

18.50 ± 2.01

74.35 ± 2.26***

19.32 ± 3.74⁺⁺⁺

21.95 ± 4.48⁺⁺⁺

19.00 ± 2.22

Area of epithelium (%)

77.12 ± 1.82

42.97 ± 5.46

85.69 ± 1.50

87.41 ± 1.80

77.52 ± 1.91

Area of tubular diameter (μm)

253.73 ± 6.61

255.08 ± 5.26

271.00 ± 4.58

273.25 ± 8.97

260.13 ± 5.91

Area of caput tubules (%)

78.89 ± 6.03

65.18 ± 4.07

63.87 ± 4.41

76.91 ± 4.06

79.09 ± 6.13

Area of cauda tubules (%)

74.88 ± 2.73

67.24 ± 2.65

74.63 ± 3.29

84.35 ± 2.50+

75.01 ± 2.54

Area of caput lumen (%)

38.26 ± 2.73

52.07 ± 2.28

49.95 ± 10.08

43.07 ± 1.83

37.96 ± 2.13

Area of cauda lumen (%)

70.08 ± 1.75

63.12 ± 4.39

70.48 ± 1.18

69.29 ± 2.02

70.38 ± 1.78

Area of caput interstitium (%)

21.11 ± 6.03

34.82 ± 4.07

36.13 ± 4.41

28.10 ± 4.06

21.31 ± 6.23

Area of cauda interstitium (%)

25.12 ± 2.73

32.76 ± 2.65

25.37 ± 3.29

15.65 ± 2.50+

25.62 ± 2.98

Area of caput epithelium (%)

61.74 ± 2.73

47.93 ± 2.28

50.05 ± 10.08

56.93 ± 1.83

62.04 ± 2.99

Area of cauda epithelium (%)

29.92 ± 1.75

36.88 ± 4.39

29.52 ± 1.18

30.71 ± 2.02

30.32 ± 2.25

Ductular diameter of caput (μm)

170.25 ± 8.46

198.59 ± 6.38*

202.58 ± 6.24**

181.82 ± 5.17

171.05 ± 7.76

Ductular diameter of cauda (μm)

291.71 ± 7.31

254.23 ± 4.96***

274.12 ± 6.66

308.62 ± 6.77^{+++ − −}

292.31 ± 7.11