Figure 5.
Photomicrograph of liver tissue sections of rats treated with Ni nanoparticles.
Notes: (A) control (100X); (B–D) distorted architecture (indicated by the asterisk) of the liver sinusoids with 10 mg/kg Ni nanoparticles (200X); (E) lymphoctic and eosinophilic infiltrates at the periphery of the liver (dark arrow) with 20 mg/kg Ni nanoparticles (200X).
Abbreviations: h, hepatocytes; hp, hepatic portal; Ni, nickel; s, sinusoids; hv, hepatic vein.