The Prospective Effect of Green Tea versus Pomegranate Peels Extracts on Submandibular Salivary Glands of Albino Rats after Methotrexate Administration (Histological and Immunohistochemical Study)

Figure 3

A photomicrograph of MTX group showing cytoplasmic vacuolization of gland elements. Oncocytosis of some acinar cells (black arrows); dilation of execratory ducts cells with stagnant secretion (Ex), granules and rounded cells in the lumen of ducts (black stars) fibrosis of connective tissue septa (CT); congestion and dilation of blood vessels (blue stars); areas of hemorrhage (red arrow); and area of complete loss of gland elements (red star) (mag. ×400).