Research Article

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 5

A photomicrograph of submandibular salivary gland of PPE + MTX group showing cytoplasmic vacuolization of gland elements. Oncocytosis of some acinar cells (black arrows); new blood vessels (red arrows); almost normal execratory (Ex) and striated ducts (SD) with potent lumen; dilated blood vessels engorged with RBC (blue star); fibrotic connective tissue septa (CT); and areas of complete loss gland elements with cellular infiltration (red star) (mag. ×400).