Research Article
Euterpe edulis Extract but Not Oil Enhances Antioxidant Defenses and Protects against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by a High-Fat Diet in Rats
Table 5
Stereological parameters of the liver tissue from rats treated with a high-fat diet (HFD) and the lyophilized extracts and oil of E. edulis fruits.
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LEE, lyophilized extract of E. edulis fruits; LDEE, defatted lyophilized extract of E. edulis fruits; EO, E. edulis oil. , volume density; hep, hepatocytes; int, interstitium; cap, capillaries; inflammatory cells; LD, lipid droplets; HN, hepatocytes nuclei. G1, HFD; G2, HFD + 4% EO; G3, HFD + 5% LEE; G4, HFD + 10% LEE; G5, HFD + 5% LDEE; G6, HFD + 10% LDEE; G7, commercial diet. Different letters in columns denote statistic difference among the groups, . |