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From: Pycnogenol a promising remedy for diabetic keratopathy in experimentally induced corneal alkali burns in diabetic rats

Fig. 2

Histological examination in ulcerated (A, C, D, E, F) and control (B) sections showed (A) thinning of the corneal epithelial with keratosis (arrow) above the edematous stroma (ST), (B) normal architecture of the multilayered non-keratinized epithelium (EP), parallel arranged stroma (ST) and Descement’s membrane (D) (C) high magnified section showed karyolytic (arrowhead) and pyknotic (arrow) nuclei of the basal cells resting on a wavy basement membrane (BM) (D&E) edematous collagenous stroma (ED) surrounding small blood vessels and leukocytic infiltration (arrows) (F) blue-stained immature granulation tissue (Trichrome stain)

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