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Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Fig. 10 | Clinical Phytoscience

Fig. 10

From: Hepatoprotective potentials of methanol extract of T. conophorum seeds of carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in Wistar rats

Fig. 10

Photomicrographs of liver sections from a Control rats showing normal liver histology: Black arrow heads indicate normal central vein, hepatocytes, sinusoids b rats intoxicated with CCl4on the 8th day c rats treated with 250 mg/kg bw.TC for 7 days, thereafter intoxicated with CCl4 on the 8th day d rats treated with 500 mg/kg bw.TC seed for 7 days,thereafter intoxicated with CCl4 on the 8th day e rats intoxicated with CCl4and then given methanol extract of TC seed (250 mg/kg body weight orally) at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, 18 h and 24 h f rats intoxicated with CCl4and then given methanol extract of TC seed (500 mg/kg body weight orally) at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, 18 h and 24 h. The liver sections were stained with H/E and observed with a 10 X objective. Arrow heads (Orange): Vesicular steatosis/fatty accumulation; (Dark Red): Extensive hemorrhagic necrosis; (Green): Mild/patchyportal hepatitis. TC: Tetracarpidium conophorum

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