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Fig. 5

From: Evaluation of chemical castration with calcium chloride versus surgical castration in donkeys: testosterone as an endpoint marker

Fig. 5

Histopathological findings in testes in the (C) group. a Testes showing a cross section of one seminiferous tubule with a decrease in spermatogenesis to two or three layers (arrow) and thickening of intertubular stroma (star) infiltrated with interstitial cells. b Testes showing coagulative necrosis of germinal epithelium and necrosed tissue collected in the lumen (arrow). c Testes showing empty, irregular (notched arrow) and atrophied (arrow) seminiferous tubules. d High power showing empty seminiferous tubules (arrow) and presence of clusters of Leydig cells. e Testes showing empty seminiferous tubules (arrow) and intertubular fibrosis (notched arrow). f Testes showing intertubular fibrosis and hyalinization (star) and presence of empty seminiferous tubules (notched arrow)

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