Structural Alteration in Dermal Vessels and Collagen Bundles following Exposure of Skin Wound to Zeolite–Bentonite Compound

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The photomicrograph of the rat skin stained with Heidenhain’s AZAN trichrome. (a) and (b) images show the wounded skin of the rats 21 days after treatment with NS and ZEO, respectively. The two-head arrows indicate reduction in the dermis size of the ZEO-treated animals. (c) and (d) images display the dermis of the rats 21 days after treatment with normal saline and ZEO, respectively. The arrows indicate reduction in the vessels’ density and diameter in the ZEO-exposed rats.

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