The Combined Extract of Purple Waxy Corn and Ginger Prevents Cataractogenesis and Retinopathy in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats

Figure 5

Light microscope of transverse section of eye ball (5 μm thickness), stained with H&E, which determined the pathological change of retina at the end of experiment (week 10). (a) Control rat; (b) diabetic rat which received vehicle (DM + vehicle); (c) diabetic rat which received PWCG at dose of 50 mg⋅kg⁻¹ BW (DM + PWCG 50 mg⋅kg⁻¹ BW); (d) diabetic rat which received PWCG at dose of 100 mg⋅kg⁻¹ BW (DM + PWCG 100 mg⋅kg⁻¹ BW); (e) diabetic rat which received PWCG at dose of 200 mg⋅kg⁻¹ BW (DM + PWCG 200 mg⋅kg⁻¹ BW).

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