Fermented Wheat Germ Extract (Avemar) in the Treatment of Cardiac Remodeling and Metabolic Symptoms in Rats

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Picrosirius red staining of left ventricular interstitial collagen deposition (magnification, ×40) in UNX (a), DOCA (b), UNX + AVE (c), DOCA + AVE (d)-treated rats and hematoxylin and eosin staining of infiltrating inflammatory cells of left ventricular interstitial region (magnification, ×40) in UNX (e), DOCA (f), UNX + AVE (g), DOCA + AVE (h)-treated rats; collagen is stained light red.

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