Fig. 2From: Protective effect of blackthorn fruits (Prunus spinosa) against tartrazine toxicity development in albino Wistar ratsMicroscopical findings of the liver from experimental albino Wistar rats. A Normal features in control group. B Hepatic congestion and hepatocellular vacuolar degeneration and necrosis of the periportal area (delimited zone), group I. C Hepatic congestion and mild vacuolar degeneration of the periportal hepatocytes (white arrows), group II. D Bile duct hyperplasia (white arrow) and mixed inflammatory infiltration of the portal tract, group III (yellow arrow). Hematoxylin–Eosin (H&E) stainBack to article page