Effect of Piper sarmentosum Extract on the Cardiovascular System of Diabetic Sprague-Dawley Rats: Electron Microscopic Study
Figure 3
Transmission electron micrograph showing the ultrastructural organization of the proximal aorta (x4200). (a) C group showing normal ultrastructural organization of aorta with the presence of endothelial cells (EC), (b) CTx showing normal ultrastructural organization of aorta with the presence of endothelial cells (EC), (c) D group showing disruption of elastic lamina (EL), proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMC), and migration of smooth muscle cells (single headed white arrows), (d) DTx group showing less degenerative changes of proximal aorta with the presence of endothelial cells (EC).
