Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 13 pp 12648—12668
Lack of retinoid acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha accelerates and melatonin supplementation prevents testicular aging
Figure 8. Detection of testicular apoptosis of the young and aged mice. (A) Caspase 3 was immunolocalized in Leydig cells (arrowhead) of the control group. (B, C) in both young and aged mutant mice showed overexpression of Caspase 3 in the seminiferous tubules and interstitium (arrowheads). (D) In the melatonin group, Caspase 3 immunostaining in seminiferous tubules showed a normal pattern of apoptosis (arrowhead). (E, H) The Hoechst immunofluorescent stain showed normal spermatogenic activity (arrowheads) in both the control and melatonin groups. (F, G) The spermatogenic cells of the young and aged mutant mice showed nuclear fragmentation, condensation, and hyperchromatasia (arrowhead, boxed areas).