Investigation of Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Activity of Standardized Curcuma xanthorrhiza Rhizome in Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatic Damaged Rats

Figure 3

Photomicrograph of a section of liver of rat obtained from different treatment groups. (a) Contol; (b) CCl₄ control; (c) silymarin (100 mg/kg); (d) CX hexane extract (125 mg/kg); (e) CX hexane extract (250 mg/kg); and (f) CX hexane extract (500 mg/kg). Central vein (CV); round nucleus (N); reticular fibers (RF); massive necrosis (N); hepatocytes ballooning (B); clear cell foci (CF); and fatty change (FC) (H and E; ×40).

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