Gastrodia elata Ameliorates High-Fructose Diet-Induced Lipid Metabolism and Endothelial Dysfunction

Figure 3

Effects of EGB on aortic wall and adipocytes in HF diet rats. Representative microscopic photographs of H&E stained section of the thoracic aorta (a) and epididymal fat pads (b) in HF diet rats. Lower panel indicated the length of intima-media (c) and size of adipose cells (magnification ×400). Values were expressed as mean ± SE (𝑛=5). **𝑃<0.01 versus Cont.; ^#𝑃<0.05, ^##𝑃<0.01 versus HF.

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