Effects of Coconut Water on Retina in Diabetic Rats

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(a) Light microscopy of the transverse section of the eyeball (3 μm thickness), stained with H&E, with magnification of 400x, in order to determine pathological changes in the retina at the end of experiment (week 20). A control rats; B diabetic rats which received normal water; C diabetic rats which received CW; D diabetic rats which received Gli. Abbreviations: NFL, nerve fiber layer; GCL, ganglion cell layer; IPL, inner plexiform layer; INL, inner nuclear layer; OPL, outer plexiform layer; ONL, outer nuclear layer; PRL, photoreceptor layer. (b) Total retina thickness (TRT) in control and diabetic rats (DM), which received either normal water or CW or Gli for 20 weeks. , respectively, compared with the control group; compared with the diabetic group. (c) The thickness of the retinal nuclear layer (RNL) for control and diabetic rats (DM), which received either normal water or CW or Gli for 20 weeks. , respectively, compared with the control group; , respectively, compared with the diabetic group. (d) The number of cells in the ganglion cell layer (GCL) in control and diabetic rats (DM), which received either normal water or CW or Gli for 20 weeks. , respectively, compared with the control group; compared with the diabetic group.

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