Toxicity Profile of a Nutraceutical Formulation Derived from Green Mussel Perna viridis
Figure 5
Photomicrograph of histopathological sections of the liver and spleen on day 90 of subchronic toxicity test. (a) Normal liver, (a1) photomicrograph of liver sections from experimental rats after 90 days of treatment with 2.0 g/kg of the green mussel formulation showing apparently normal morphology of hepatocytes, (b) photomicrograph of spleen section from experimental control rats, and (b1) spleen sections from experimental rats after 90 days of treatment with 2.0 g/kg of the green mussel formulation showing normal lymphoid follicles with germinal centers.
