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Fig. 3 | Lipids in Health and Disease

Fig. 3

From: Protective effects of Mentha piperita L. leaf essential oil against CCl4 induced hepatic oxidative damage and renal failure in rats

Fig. 3

Effect of MpEO on CCl4-induced kidney damage. a Control group; (b) CCl4-model group showing some nephrotoxic lesions, as evidenced by the glomerular and tubular necrosis; (c) Silymarin 50 mg/kg + CCl4 group; (d) MpEO 5 mg/kg + CCl4 group (e); MpEO 15 mg/kg + CCl4 group; (f) MpEO 40 mg/kg + CCl4 group; (g) MpEO 40 mg/kg group. Hematoxylin/eosin staining; magnification ×400. : glomerular necrosis; : necrosis in epithelial cells of the proximal tubules

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