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From: Evaluations of the curative efficacy of G. fruticosus solvent extracts in experimentally induced nephrolithiatic Wistar male rats

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Representative photomicroscopic (100x) images of kidney sections of test male Wistar rats in plant extracts for anti-CaOx crystal deposition effect (dose of extracts 200 mg/kg). Histopathology of kidney tissues a Normal control/vehicle, b Lithiatic control, treatment with c K-Cit, d Cystone, e G. fruticosus PET extract, f G. fruticosus Chl. extract, g G. fruticosus EtOAc extract, h G. fruticosus BuOH extract, and i G. fruticosus aq. fraction. The mixed extracts (the combination of A. aspera, S. punctata and R. abyssinicus extracts in 1:1:1 ratio). Polymorphic irregular CaOx crystals in the renal tubules (yellow circle/arrows). Images were 5 μm thick paraffin sections with Hematoxylin-Eosin stain

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