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Fig. 3

From: Protective effects of Zingiber officinale extract on myocardium and placenta against labetalol-induced histopathological, immune-histochemical, and ultrastructural alterations in pregnant rats

Fig. 3

An electron photomicrograph of the myocardium of female rats. a–c Control group showing oval euchromatic nucleus (N) with prominent nucleolus (Nu) and regular nuclear envelope (Ne), myofibrils striated in bundles with alternating dark A and light I bands between the Z-lines (Z), mitochondria packed in rows (M), glycogen granules (Gly) and intact intercalated discs (ID). d, e Ginger group. f–j Labetalol-treated group showing fragmentation and lysis of myofibrils (*), irregular, pyknotic and shrunken nuclei (N), destroyed mitochondria (M), collagen fibers (Thick arrow), dilated sarcoplasmic reticulum (arrow head), vacuolation (V), and destroyed intercalated discs (arrow). k, l Labetalol + ginger group. Scale bar = 2.0 µm for all except (b, c, l) = 1.0 µm

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