Curcumin and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Ankle, Testis, and Ovary Deleterious Histological Changes in Arthritic Rats via Suppression of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

Figure 6

Photomicrographs of control rat ovarian sections: (a) water; (b) CMC; (c) curcumin; (d) stem cells showing normal histological structure. (1) Germinal epithelium; (2) primordial follicles; (3) primary follicles; (4) secondary follicles; (5) mature (antral or Graafian) follicle including (5a) oocyte (immature ovum), (5b) granulosa cells (stratified cuboidal epithelium), (5c) zona pellucida, and (5d) antrum; (6) corpus luteum; (7) medulla (H&E).

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