Potential Effects of Bisphenol A on the Heart and Coronary Artery of Adult Male Rats and the Possible Role of L-Carnitine

Figure 1

Histopathological section in the coronary artery of a rat stained with hematoxylin and eosin. a, b, c, and d are the control group; e, f, g, and h are the BPA group; and i, j, k, and l are the BPA + LC group. The L.S. sections (a and b) of the coronary artery of the control group and c and d are the T.S. section showing the normal structure of the artery with thick media rich in acidophilic elastic fibers and regular endothelium. The sections of the BPA group show weak acidophility and vacuolation of cells in the media and detachment of the endothelium of the intima of the artery. This picture is not marked in the BPA + LC group (HE stain; A, C, E, G, I, and K X 200; B, D, F, H, J, and L X 400).