Effect of melatonin on epididymal sperm quality after testicular ischemia/reperfusion in rats Zehra Kurcer, M.D., Askin Hekimoglu, Ph.D., Faruk Aral, Ph.D., Fusun Baba, M.D., Engin Sahna, Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages 1545-1549 (March 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.146 Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 (A) Disorganization and sloughing of germ cells (arrow) into the tubule lumen of the ipsilateral testis of the ischemia/reperfusion (IR) group. (B) Maturing spermatids (arrow) and sloughed germ cells in the lumen of the ipsilateral testis of the IR group after melatonin treatment. (C) Orderly maturation of germ cells with mature spermatids and tails (arrow) in the control group. (A–C: hematoxylin and eosin, magnification: ×400.) Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 1545-1549DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.146) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions