Figure 3From: Cytotoxic effects of Euterpe oleracea Mart. in malignant cell lines Morphology analysis by phase-contrast microscopy of MCF-7 cells treated with the bark (A), seed (B), or total fruit (C) extract. Bark extract treatment caused cell shrinking (arrow). The seed extract caused more dramatic changes in MCF-7 cell morphological features, such as cell shrinking (arrow), membrane blebbing (arrowhead), and cell lysis (asterisk). The same alterations were observed in cells treated with the total fruit extract.Back to article page