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. 2017 Apr 24;12(4):e0175935. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175935

Fig 4. Representative photomicrographs from the different experimental colon groups, stained with hematoxylin/eosin.

Fig 4

Group C: healthy animals that did not receive the products under study. Group C: negative control–healthy animals; Group CL: positive control—DSS; Group CLF: DSS with the fermented product; Group CLP: DSS with the non-fermented product (placebo); Group CLS: DSS with sulfasalazine. (100x and 400x). 1: healthy epithelium; 2 and 5: epithelium with severe crypt damage, featuring as ulceration area; 3 e 4: inflammatory cell infiltrated areas, however with no crypt alteration. n = 10.