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. 2014 Dec 24;9(3):787–794. doi: 10.3892/etm.2014.2158

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Scanning electron microscope images of the rat liver extracellular matrix. (A) GII rat with collagen fiber formation due to CCl₄ (white arrows) and ethanol (black arrows). (B) GIII rat with reduced presence of collagen fibers. (C) GVI rat with collagen fiber formation due to CCl₄ (white arrows). (D) GVII rat with reduced presence of collagen fibers. (E) GIV rat with collagen fiber formation (white arrows). (F) GV rat with no collagen fibers. Groups: GII, CCl₄ plus ethanol; GIII, CCl₄ plus ethanol plus GTE; GIV, ethanol; GV, ethanol plus GTE; GVI, CCl₄; GVII, CCl₄ plus GTE. CCl₄, carbon tetrachloride; GTE, green tea extract.