Vascular Protective Effects of<i> Morinda citrifolia</i> Leaf Extract on Postmenopausal Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Microscopic Level

<div>Electron micrograph showing endothelium of the thoracic aorta of (a) Sham, (b) OVX, (c) OVX+ST, (d) OVX+MCLD, and (e) OVX+MCHD. Vacuolation (V) of the endothelium with hook-like cytoplasmic process (arrow) and widened subendothelial space (SES) filled with granular substances were noted in (b) OVX. L: lumen, EC: endothelial cell, IEL: internal elastic lamina. EM X9900.</div>

International Journal of Vascular Medicine

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Figure 2: Vascular Protective Effects of<i> Morinda citrifolia</i> Leaf Extract on Postmenopausal Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Microscopic Level 

Figure 2 | Vascular Protective Effects of Morinda citrifolia Leaf Extract on Postmenopausal Rats Fed with Thermoxidized Palm Oil Diet: Evidence at Microscopic Level 