Assessment of the Protective Effect of Lepidium sativum against Aluminum-Induced Liver and Kidney Effects in Albino Rat

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Sections in liver of control (a) and rats receiving LS (b) show intact liver apart from some dilated blood sinusoids (arrow). Liver of rats receiving AlCl₃ (c, d) showing massive focal hepatic necrosis with shrunken hepatocytes (bifid arrows). Damaged sinusoids with extravasation of blood cells (stars) and perivascular cell necrosis and inflammatory cells (white arrow). Liver of rats receiving AlCl₃ then LS (e) showing intact structure apart from some dilated sinusoids (arrows) associated with few inflammatory cells (white arrow) while livers of rat receiving AlCl₃ plus LS (f) appear intact (H&E X 400, Bar=100). LS: Lepidium sativum.

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