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. 2024 Jan 31;32(2):1091–1112. doi: 10.1007/s10787-023-01418-3

Table 3.

The severity of histological alterations in cortical tissues of histopathological alterations in OVX/D-Gal rats treated with E. bonariensis extract

Histopathological damage SO OVX/D-Gal Donepezil E. bonariensis (mg/kg)
50 100 200
Degeneration  +  +  +   +   +  +   +   +  + 
Perineuronal vacuolation  +  +  +   +  +   +   +  + 
Apoptosis  +  +  +   +  +   +   + 
Pyknotic nuclei  +  +   +   +  +   +   +  + 

− Absent

+ Mild

+  + Moderate

+  +  + Severe