Research Article

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

Table 1

The mean and standard deviation of the animal weight, volume density (mm3/mm3, ×100) of the different layers of the skin, collagen bundle, length density (mm/mm3), and diameter (µm) of the vessels, 12 and 21 days after treating the rats with NS and ZEO. ().

GroupsVolume densityLength densityDiameter
EpidermisDermisHypodermisCollagenVessels>10 µm<10 µm

NS-treated (12)
ZEO-treated (12)
NS-treated (21)
ZEO-treated (21)

, ZEO-treated versus NS-treated animals.