Fig. 2
From: Effect of Thymus vulgaris leaf extract on cadmium-induced testicular toxicity in rats
Photomicrograph of the testis from Group A (control) rats showing normal seminiferous tubules (ST) and interstitial space (IS). Group B (3 mg/kg CdCl2) rats showing severe necrosis of seminiferous tubules (arrowheads) and interstitial inflammation (thin arrows); Group C (500 mg/kg TVE) rats showing normal seminiferous tubules (ST) and interstitial space (IS) and Group D (3 mg/kg CdCl2 + 500 mg/kg TVE) rats showing a preserved testicular histoarchitecture with mild vacuolation and necrosis of seminiferous tubules (arrowheads) and interstitial oedema (thin arrows). H & E, 400 ×