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

<div>Electron micrograph showing ultrastructure of the thoracic aorta of (a) Sham, (b) OVX, (c) OVX+ST, (d) OVX+MCLD, and (e) OVX+MCHD. Vacuolation (V) and lipid accumulation (LP) were noted in (b) OVX, also disruption of internal elastic lamina (IEL) with migration of smooth muscle cell (SMC) from the tunica media (TM) into tunica intima (TI). The lumen (L) of (b) OVX is filled with numerous granular substances, which was not seen in other groups. EM X4200.</div>

International Journal of Vascular Medicine

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Figure 3: Vascular Protective Effects of<i> Morinda citrifolia</i> Leaf Extract on Postmenopausal Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Microscopic Level 

Figure 3 | Vascular Protective Effects of Morinda citrifolia Leaf Extract on Postmenopausal Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Microscopic Level 