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. 2011 Jun 4;7(6):715–728. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.7.715

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(G0 to G7): TEM of newborn rat retinal inner segment. G0: Control showing regularly-oriented inner segment with characteristic cell organelles. G1: Maternally protected with Morus alba. G2: Maternally diabetic showing disrupted inner segment. G3: Maternally diabetic and protected with Morus alba. G4: Maternally hypercholesterolemic showing disrupted inner segment. G5: Maternally hypercholesterolemic and protected with Morus alba showing nearly normal structure. G6: Maternally diabetic and hypercholesterolemic showing malformed inner segment. G7: Maternally diabetic and hypercholesterolemic and protected by Morus alba showing nearly regularly oriented inner segment but with abundant macrophages adjacent to pigment cell structures. Abbreviations: IS, Inner segment; MIS, Malformed inner segment; Ma, macrophage; V, vacuole; MV, Microvilli.