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Fig. 3

From: Qualitative ultrastructural analysis of the submandibular salivary glands after administration of khat: in vivo study

Fig. 3

Electron micrographs of the granular convoluted tubules of the rat submandibular salivary gland showing (a) control group: basally situated nuclei (N), supranuclearlocalization of numerous electron dense secretory granules of different sizes (SG), mitochondria (white arrows), b, c khat-treated group: deformed basally situated nuclei (N), electron dense secretory granules (SG), accumulation of electron lucent secretory material (LSG), cytoplasmic vacuoles of variable sizes (CV), degenerated mitochondria (blue arrows) and desmosome junctions between cells (dotted circles) (Uranyl acetate & lead citrate X 1000), d–f higher magnification of the squared dotted area (Uranyl acetate & lead citrate X 2000) (Scale bar: 10 µm)

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