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Fig. 4 | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Fig. 4

From: Oral administration of tartrazine (E102) accelerates the incidence and the development of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a) anthracene (DMBA)-induced breast cancer in rats

Fig. 4

Photomicrographs (H&E × 25 and H&E × 100) of cross section of mammary glands and tumors after exposure to different substances. NOR = Animals serving as a normal control receiving distilled water; DMBA = Animals serving as negative control receiving distilled water; DMBA + TARZ = Animals receiving tartrazine at a dose of 50 mg/kg; DMBA + COL = Animals receiving a natural dye at a dose of 50 mg/kg. Ca = carcinoma; At = adipose tissue; Se = Eosinophilic secretion, L = lobule; HLU = Hypertrophied lobular unit

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