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Fig. 7 | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Fig. 7

From: Ameliorative effect of taurine-chloramine in azathioprine-induced testicular damage; a deeper insight into the mechanism of protection

Fig. 7

Photomicrographs of testis sections from all experimental groups. Light micrographs of testicular tissue sections from all experimental groups. Control group: (a) the normal pattern of seminiferous tubules (STs) full of spermatozoa (Z) with clusters of Leydig cells (L) between the tubules. b: STs lined by spermatogenic cells, including spermatogonia (Sg), primary spermatocytes (Ps), spermatids (Sp), spermatozoa (Z), and Sertoli cells (Se) (black arrows). Surrounded by myoid cells (white arrows) with clusters of Leydig cells in-between (L). TAU-CL group (c-d): the normal pattern of STs appears as the control. AZP group: (e) widely separated STs, some showing loss of normal architecture, with the presence of many vacuolated cells (v) and disorganized spermatogenic cells. f: the lumen contains some exfoliated, degenerate spermatogenic cells (e). TAU-CL & AZP group (g-h): showing a potentially preserved testicular architecture compared to control group

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