Apple Peel Supplemented Diet Reduces Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome and Atherogenic Progression in ApoE−/− Mice

Figure 2

Aorta histochemical staining in mice: (a1) to (a3) control group C57BL6WT; (a1): Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, magnification 10x; (a2): HE staining, magnification 40x; (a3): Masson’s Trichrome staining, magnification 40x. (b1) to (b3): ApoE−/− normal diet group: (b1): HE staining, magnification 10x; (b2): HE staining, magnification 40x; (b3): Masson’s Trichrome staining, magnification 40x. (c1) to (c3): ApoE−/− fat diet group: (c1): HE staining, magnification 10x; (c2): HE staining, magnification 40x; (c3): Masson’s Trichrome staining, magnification 40x. (d1) to (d3): ApoE−/− fat diet plus apple peel group: (d1): HE staining, magnification 10x; (d2): HE staining, magnification 40x; (d3): Masson’s Trichrome staining, magnification 40x. Scale bar: 200 μm.