Protective effects of Sonchus asper (L.) Hill, (Asteraceae) against CCl4-induced oxidative stress in the thyroid tissue of rats

Table 6 Effect SAME on thyroid histopathology

Treatment	Colloids depletion	Hypertrophy	Hyperplasia	Blood vessel congestion	Follicular architecture
Control	-	-	-	-	-
3 ml/kg CCl₄	+++	+++	+++	+++	+++
100 mg/kg SAME+CCl₄	-	−/+	-	−/+	−/+
200 mg/kg SAME+CCl₄	-	-	-	-+	-
200mg/kg SAME alone	-	-	-	-	-

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