Hepatoprotective Effects of Morinda citrifolia Leaf Extract on Ovariectomized Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Histological and Ultrastructural Level

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(a) Electron micrograph showing the presence of normal mitochondria with cristae (M) in the hepatocyte of the Sham group. EM 20500x. (b) Electron micrograph showing megamitochondria with cristolysis and mitochondrial rupture (arrow) in the untreated OVX group. EM 20500x. (c) Electron micrograph showing megamitochondria with cristolysis and mitochondrial rupture (arrow) in the untreated OVX group. EM 20500x. (d) Electron micrograph showing normal mitochondria with cristae (M) in the hepatocyte of OVX+MCLD comparable to the Sham group. EM 20500x. (e) Electron micrograph showing normal mitochondria with cristae (M) in the hepatocyte of OVX+MCHD comparable to that of the normal Sham group. EM 20500x.

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