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. 2018 Jan 1;20(1):31–40. doi: 10.22074/cellj.2018.4819

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Fig.3 — Histological changes of pancreatic islets in different experimental groups (H&E staining, ×40). A. Normal control rats, B. Normal control rats that received okra had normal pancreatic islets and ß-cells pancreatic composition, C, D. Pancreas of high-fat diet (HFD)-treated diabetic rats showed vacuolization (arrows), as well as reduction of islets size and ß-cells numbers, E. Pancreas of okra, and F. Metformin-treated diabetic HFD rats showed increased pancreatic islets size and ß -cells number (arrows), and decreased vacuolization.