Plate 1
A Effect of treatment with zinc sulfate and N-acetylcysteine on histology of the testis in phthalate-treated male Wistar rats. A Photomicrograph of testicular sections from the control group: seminiferous tubules with the presence of spermatozoa (white arrow). The interstitial spaces and Leydig cells (slender arrow). B Photomicrograph of a testicular section from the PHT group; very poor testicular architecture (spaned black), fibrotic and atrophic seminiferous tubules with and vacuolation (white arrow), seminiferous tubules with degeneration and maturation arrest (black arrow), interstitial spaces (slender arrow), moderately congested tunica albugenia (red cells). C Photomicrograph of a testicular section from the PHT+ZnSO4-treated group; seminiferous tubules with the presence of spermatozoa (white arrow). Seminiferous tubules show maturation arrest (black arrow), interstitial spaces with Leydig cells (slender arrow). D Photomicrograph of a testicular tissue treated with PHT+NAC; seminiferous tubules with the presence of spermatozoa (white arrow). Seminiferous tubules with maturation arrest (black arrow). Interstitial spaces (slender arrow), congestion (green arrow). E Photomicrograph of a testicular section from the group treated with a combination of PHT+ZnSO4+NAC; seminiferous tubules with the presence of spermatozoa (white arrow). Interstitial spaces with normal Leydig cells (slender arrow)