<i>Lannea acida</i> A. Rich. (Anacardiaceae) Ethanol Extract Exhibits Estrogenic Effects and Prevents Bone Loss in an Ovariectomized Rat Model of Osteoporosis

<div>Effects of a 3-day treatment with<i> L. acida</i> ethanol extract on mammary glands: microphotographs of hematoxylin-eosin staining (400x). OVX = OVX animals treated with distilled water as the vehicle; E2V = OVX animals treated with 17<i>β</i>-estradiol valerate at 1 mg/kg BW; LA = OVX animals treated with<i> L. acida</i> ethanol extract at doses of 50, 100, 200, and 300 mg/kg BW. La = lumen of alveoli; Ep = alveoli epithelium; At = adipose tissue; Se = eosinophil secretion.</div>

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Figure 5: <i>Lannea acida</i> A. Rich. (Anacardiaceae) Ethanol Extract Exhibits Estrogenic Effects and Prevents Bone Loss in an Ovariectomized Rat Model of Osteoporosis 

Figure 5 | Lannea acida A. Rich. (Anacardiaceae) Ethanol Extract Exhibits Estrogenic Effects and Prevents Bone Loss in an Ovariectomized Rat Model of Osteoporosis 