Research Article

Protective Effect of Polysaccharides from Inonotus obliquus on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Symptoms and Their Potential Mechanisms in Rats

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Islet cell death and replication represented by hematoxylin-eosin. The islet cells of diabetic rat of STZ treatment (b) showed extensive cell lysis, representing loss of plasma membrane with condensed nuclei and dissolved cytoplasm in wide intercellular spaces. In contrast, the islet cell of PIO-fed rat (c) was partly recovered. (c) Islet from a normal rat.
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