Fig. 6From: Comparative histological and histochemical studies between ranitidine and nizatidine in treatment of peptic ulcer with evaluation of their adverse effects on male sex hormonesa Ranitidine prophylactic group showed an increased number of (PC), X40 T.B. b Ranitidine-treated group 2 weeks showed increased number of parietal cells (PC) with degenerated surface epithelium (SE) and mild infiltration of inflamatory cells, X40 T. B. c Ranitidine-treated group 3 weeks showed marked increase of parietal cells (PC) and normal surface epithelium (SE) and gastric pit (GP), X 40 T.BBack to article page