Table 4 Effect of Quercetin on morphometric parameters including mean values of epithelial height and total and differential number of cells per seminiferous tubule in all groups (n = 10)
|  | Epithelial height (µm) | Total cells | Spermatogonia | Primary spermatocyte | Spermatids | Sertoli cells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control group | 113.8 ± 11.7 | 347.8 ± 8.9 | 30.9 ± 1.3 | 40.7 ± 1.4 | 405.7 ± 18.2 | 14.2 ± 1.7 |
Quercetin group | 110.2 ± 10.4 | 344.6 ± 9.2 | 30.4 ± 1.2 | 40.2 ± 1.3 | 402.1 ± 17.6 | 13.8 ± 2.1 |
Pb group | 85.9 ± 12.6 P < 0.001 | 330.08 ± 6.7 P < 0.001 | 24.9 ± 1.6 P < 0.001 | 35.9 ± 1.5 P < 0.001 | 331.2 ± 15.7 P < 0.001 | 9.7 ± 1.3 P < 0.001 |
Quercetin + Pb group | 101.2 ± 13.2 P < 0.05 | 341.09 ± 7.4 P < 0.05 | 27.1 ± 1.4 P < 0.01 | 37.8 ± 1.2 P < 0.05 | 360.2 ± 12.5 P < 0.01 | 12.1 ± 1.5 P < 0.05 |