Table 2 Parameters of testicular size and weight in the three experimental groups (day 29th).
From: Little effects of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I on testicular atrophy induced by hypoxia
Healthy Control rats (CO, n = 10) | Untreated AT rats (CI, n = 10) | AT rats treated with IGF-I (CI+IGF, n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Left teste weight·bw -1 | 3.87·10-3 ± 1.28·10-4 | 2.75·10-3 ± 2.35·10-4 *** | 3.06·10-3 ± 2.31·10-4φ |
External Testicular Diameters (mm): | |||
• Longitudinal | 16.05 ± 0.20 | 12.58 ± 0.22 *** | 14.47 ± 0.30 ** && |
• Transversal | 7.20 ± 0.17 | 4.98 ± 0.37 *** | 5.69 ± 0.22 **&& |