Dracaena arborea (Dracaenaceae) Increases Sexual Hormones and Sperm Parameters, Lowers Oxidative Stress, and Ameliorates Testicular Architecture in Rats with 3 Weeks of Experimental Varicocele

Table 6

Diameter of seminiferous tubules after 2 or 4 weeks of treatments.

Treatments	Diameter of the seminiferous tubules (µm)
	2 weeks		4 weeks
	Left	Right	Left	Right
Normal	404.74 ± 10.36	397.36 ± 7.74	412.81 ± 7.71	409.88 ± 7.96
Sham	394.81 ± 8.48	400.07 ± 6.41	409.90 ± 6 45	416.47 ± 6.26
VAR + DW	388.92 ± 6.06	393.21 ± 7.35	329.19 ± 6.97	364.29 ± 7.34
VAR + Vit E	390.12 ± 7.32	411.01 ± 8.68	372.31 ± 7.12	381.79 ± 4.82
VAR + AE 500	393.58 ± 5.17	395.62 ± 7.04	381.11 ± 5.83	391.53 ± 6.14
VAR + EE 100	401.14 ± 7.08	395.33 ± 6.67	369.71 ± 5.77	386.92 ± 7.43

All values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Number of rats per group = 5. VAR + DW = varicocele + distilled water (10 ml/kg); VAR + Vit E = varicocele + vitamin E (150 mg/kg); VAR + AE500 = varicocele + aqueous extract (500 mg/kg); and VAR + EE100 = varicocele + ethanol extract (100 mg/kg). : significantly different compared with normal control. : significantly different compared with VAR + DW.