Lipid-Lowering and Antioxidative Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Ocimum sanctum L. Leaves in Rats Fed with a High-Cholesterol Diet
Figure 2
Histopathological appearance of liver (H&E×400). Normal hepatocyte had the round nucleus centrally (arrows); the flat endothelial cells (arrow-heads) are around the central vein (CV) (a). Diffuse vacuolar degeneration and necrosis of hepatocytes (arrows) and markedly focal fibrosis (arrow-head) were shown in HC rat (b). Hepatocytes of HC rat treated with aqueous extracts of OS leaves showed less injury of central vein and less fat vacuole (arrows) comparing to HC rat (c).
