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From: Anti-hepatotoxic activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. in animal model of streptozotocin diabetes-induced liver damage

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Photomicrographs showing the liver of the experimental rats (A - normoglycaemic rats, B – test group I, C – diabetic negative control, D – test group II and E – diabetic positive control) stained with H & E. Note the hepatocytes (H) arranged in plates around the central vein (CV) with sinusoids (arrow) in between the plates. Architecture of groups A B and D liver appeared normal. Distortion of architecture and signs of inflammation were observed in group C liver while group E liver section revealed a disheveled pattern of liver architecture with poorly defined hepatocytes and sinusoids except those in the immediate vicinity of the central vein. Vascular congestion of the central vein was also observed in the liver of group C and E rats.

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