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. 2014 Dec 15;9(Suppl 2):109–126. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S57928

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Histopathological changes in the stomach after treatment with ZnOAE100(−) at a dose of 500 mg/kg for 90 days. Stomach sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. (A) Control for limiting ridge. (C, E and G) Control for mucosa in glandular stomach. (B, D, F and H) 500 mg/kg treatment groups.a

Notes: aArrows in (B) represent squamous cell vacuolation, in (D) show eosinophilic chief cells, in (F) indicate acinar cell apoptosis, and in (H) represent intracytoplasmic hyaline droplets.

Abbreviations: H, squamous cell hyperplasia; N, normal mucosa; NE, normal epithelium; NS, normal submucosa; SI, submucosal edema and inflammatory cell infiltration; ZnO, zinc oxide, ZnOAE100(−), 100 nm negatively charged ZnO.