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Fig. 6 | Lipids in Health and Disease

Fig. 6

From: Phytoconstituents of an ethanolic pod extract of Prosopis cineraria triggers the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase and the regression of atherosclerotic plaque in hypercholesterolemic rabbits

Fig. 6

a Vehicle control (Gr. 1): Microphotograph of thoracic aorta exhibiting normal histology with aorta wall consists of intima, media and adventitia. (200x H&E). b Hypercholesterolemic control (Gr. 2): Microphotograph of thoracic aorta exhibiting atherosclerotic lesions with formation of plaque indicating by arrow, thickened intima contained foam cells and extracellular lipid (200x H&E). c Ethanolic Propopis cineraria pod extract treatment (Gr. 3): Microphotograph of thoracic aorta depicting regression in plaque indicating by arrow and normalcy in intima and media (200x H&E). d Atorvastatin treatment (Gr. 4): Microphotograph of thoracic aorta describing regression in plaque indicating by arrow and normal histoarchitecture of intima and media (200x H&E)

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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