Research Article

Cardiovascular Protective Effect of Garcinia dulcis Flower Acetone Extract in 2-Kidney-1-Clip Hypertensive Rats

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Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of the cardiac muscle of either sham operation (SO, (a, b)) or 2-kidney-1-clip (2K1C, (c, d)) rat and cardiac mass (e) after oral administration of 50 mg/kg BW Garcinia dulcis (GD) flower extract daily for 4 weeks. Slightly hypertrophic change in myocyte (black arrow) and chronic inflammatory cell infiltration (star) were indicated. Magnification power 400x. Data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. compared with SO.
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