Vascular Protective Effects of Morinda citrifolia Leaf Extract on Postmenopausal Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Microscopic Level

Figure 1

Photomicrograph showing the effect of MC leaf extract on the aorta. (a-e) H&E staining of the rat aortae (X200). Note the presence of infiltratory cells along the aortic wall (arrow) and deposition of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) in the tunica adventitia of (b) OVX. (f-j) VVG staining of the rat aortae (X200) showing total disruption of the internal elastic laminae with thickening of the tunica media in (g) OVX. TI: tunica intima, TM: tunica media, TA: tunica adventitia, L: lumen, EC: endothelial cell.

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