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Figure 3

From: Anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities of date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera) on experimentally-induced atypical prostatic hyperplasia in rats

Figure 3

Prostate of normal rats with round regular acini with an intact basement membranes, the acinar lumina contain eiosinophilic and homogeneous secretions (A), citral and testosterone treated castrated rats with atypical prostatic hyperplasia (APH) showed an irregular acinar growth and distribution, the acini were increased in number, lined by tall columnar epithelium, crowded, irregular in outline and placed back to back with vilous projections (B), the intersititial stroma was scant and showed congested blood vessels with chronic inflammatory cells mainly perivascular lymphocytes (C) hyperplastic acini showing mitosis (D).

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