Gastroprotective Effect of Ethanol Extracts from Bark of Magnolia officinalis on Ethanol-Induced Gastric Mucosal Damage in Rats

Figure 4

Effects of MOE on the microscopic aspect of the gastric mucosa in ethanol-induced gastric mucosal damaged rats (). (magnification 100x, Scale bar: 50 μm). (a) H&E staining. (b) PAS staining ((A) normal control group, (B) ethanol group, (C) omeprazole group, (D) 30 mg/kg of the MOE group, (E) 60 mg/kg of the MOE group, and (F) 120 mg/kg of the MOE group. N: necrosis. O: edema, I: inflammatory cells infiltration in submucosa, mu: intact mucosal layer, xu: focal exulceration; gp: glycoprotein).

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