The protective effect of curcumin on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat ovary  Muhammet Erdal Sak, Hatice Ender Soydinc, Sibel Sak, Mehmet Siddik Evsen, Ulas Alabalik, Fatih Akdemir, Talip Gul  International Journal of Surgery  Volume 11, Issue 9, Pages 967-970 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.06.007 Copyright © 2013 Surgical Associates Ltd Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 a, b. Normal ovarian tissue structure in the Sham group (a. Curcumin treated group, b. untreated group) (H&E, 400×), c. ovarian sections containing a large amount of vascular congestion in an untreated ischemic rat (H&E, 100×), and d. in the same rat, a follicular structure containing a large number of degenerate and apoptotic cells (H&E, 400×),e. ovarian sections with a small amount of mild vascular congestion in a treated ischemic rat (H&E, 100×),and f. in the same rat, a follicular structure containing a small number of degenerate and apoptotic cells, as well as vascular congestion(H&E, 400×), g. an ovarian tissue with severe hemorrhage in an untreated I/R rat (H&E, 100×), and h. in the same rat, a follicular structure containing a large number of degenerate and apoptotic cells, as well as hemorrhage and vascular congestion (H&E, 400×), i. Ovarian sections including moderate congestion, as well as mild hemorrhage, in a treated I/R rat (H&E, 100×), and k. in the same rat, a follicular structure containing a small number of degenerate and apoptotic cells, as well as congested structures (H&E, 400×). International Journal of Surgery 2013 11, 967-970DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.06.007) Copyright © 2013 Surgical Associates Ltd Terms and Conditions