Figure 5From: Essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia for the treatment of oral candidiasis induced in an immunosuppressed mouse model Sagittal section of the dorsum of the tongue of mice. A) Control group - Hyphae of C. albicans in the keratin layer (arrows) and areas of exocytosis (arrow head). B) M. alternifolia group - Yeasts of C. albicans in the keratin layer (arrows) and intraepithelial microabscesses (*).PAS staining, 400X magnification.Back to article page