Fig. 2

Platelet was fixed with 0.5 % formaldehyde after incubation with rice bran extracts. Smears were loaded on clean glass slide and covered with a cover glass. The samples were stained with Wright’s stain and air dried before subjected to microscopic observation (Olympus, Japan). Platelet was activated by ADP, AA, and collagen (a, b, c) upon treatment with (i) vehicle control (ii) rice bran extract (500 μg/mL) for 10 min at 37 °C