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. 2017 Oct 1;14(10):1164. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14101164

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Photomicrographs of liver histopathology. The images (magnification 10×, 20×) represent the histopathological sections of the liver. Dark arrows in the M8 group (20×) represent granular degeneration; in the M5 group (10X) represent the small focal-like inflammatory cells infiltration around the portal area; in the M5 group (20X) represent lymphocyte aggregation; in the Cr group (10×) represent small focal-like inflammatory cells infiltration around the hepatic vein; in the Cr group (20×) represent hepatocyte granule degeneration and small stove liver cell shrinkage. Abbreviations: Con, control group; M8: the mixture of eight common metals (Pb + Cd + Hg + Cu + Zn + Mn + Cr + Ni); M5: the mixture of five non-essential metals (Pb + Hg + Cd + Ni + Cr); Cr, chromium; h, liver hepatocytes; hp, hepatic portal; s, sinus; hv, hepatic vein.