Effects of the Topical Application of Hydroalcoholic Leaf Extract of <i>Oncidium flexuosum</i> Sims. (Orchidaceae) and Microcurrent on the Healing of Wounds Surgically Induced in <i>Wistar</i> Rats

<table>Photomicrographs of cross-sections of skin obtained from the back of <i>Wistar</i> rats on day 10 after surgically induced injury. (a) Control group; (b) group topically treated with <i>Oncidium flexuosum </i>extract; (c) group treated with microcurrent (10 <i>μ</i>A/2 min) (MC); (d) group treated with <i>O</i>. <i>flexuosum </i>extract plus microcurrent (10 <i>μ</i>A/2 min) (OF + MC). Ep: epidermis; (→): tissue repair area. The sections were stained with picrosirius-hematoxylin. Bar = 100 <i>μ</i>m.</table>

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Figure 2: Effects of the Topical Application of Hydroalcoholic Leaf Extract of <i>Oncidium flexuosum</i> Sims. (Orchidaceae) and Microcurrent on the Healing of Wounds Surgically Induced in <i>Wistar</i> Rats 

Figure 2 | Effects of the Topical Application of Hydroalcoholic Leaf Extract of Oncidium flexuosum Sims. (Orchidaceae) and Microcurrent on the Healing of Wounds Surgically Induced in Wistar Rats 