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. 2015 Jun 22;96(3):188–195. doi: 10.1111/iep.12120

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Histological sections of the female gerbil prostates stained with haematoxylin–eosin demonstrating general morphology of the gland. (a–c) Normal aspects of the C group, characterized by a wide lumen (l), with simple cubic or cylindrical epithelium (ep) and stromal compartment (s) with cells, fibres and smooth muscle. (d–o) In all groups exposed to BPA, the female prostate presented epithelial and stromal features of intense development, accompanied by proportional luminal narrowing. Several hyperplastic and inflammatory foci were observed throughout the gland. There is intense epithelial stratification in the glands of the females exposed to BPA (e, f, h, i, k, l, n, o). Urethra (u), vagina (v), alveoli (g), epithelium (ep), lumen (l), inflammatory foci (*), control (C); low bisphenol-A (LBPA); bisphenol-A plus testosterone (LBPA + T); high bisphenol-A (HBPA); high bisphenol-A plus testosterone (HBPA + T). (Scale bar: 200 μm – Figure1a, d, g, j, m; scale bar: 50 μm – Figure1b, e, h, k, n; scale bar: 10 μm – Figure1c, f, i, l, o).