Antihypertensive Effects of Aqueous Extract of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre (Euphorbiaceae) in Wistar Rat

Figure 5

Representative photomicrographs showing the effect of the aqueous extract of Ricinodendron heudelotii on renal histology on salt-treated rats. Control group (a), salt group (b), salt + Ricinodendron heudelotii 40 mg/kg (c), salt + Ricinodendron heudelotii 20 mg/kg (d), salt + Ricinodendron heudelotii 6 mg/kg (e), and salt + amlodipine 10 mg/kg (f). Ar: renal artery, Gm: glomerular, Tp: proximal tubule, Td: distal tubule, Eu: urinary space, Ct: tubular clearance, and Il: leucocytic infiltration. Sections were stained with H&E and observed at 400×.

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