Fig. 2.

Gross and histological examination (20 × magnifications) of the ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats. (A, a) control group; (B, b) Omeprazole; (C, c) EM; (D, d) KSO; (E, e) KSOM; (F, f) KSON. Blue arrow: mucosa lesions (erosion); black line: mucus depletion (superficial erosion); black arrow: haemorrhage; circle: leukocytes infiltration; rectangle: loss of glandular epithelial cells (necrosis) #: oedema. EM emulsifier mixture, KSO, kenaf seed oil, KSOM kenaf seed oil-in-water macroemulsions, KSON kenaf seed oil-in-water nanoemulsions