Role of dietary phospholipids and phytosterols in protection against peptic ulceration as shown by experiments on rats

Figure 1 Sections of gastric mucosa obtained from rats following 2 wk on South Indian rice diet plus 4 mg horse gram lipid daily (A) or only on South Indian rice diet (B). A: The photomicrograph shows a thick mucosa with increased mucus in the surface epithelial cells and a thick surface mucous layer; B: The photomicrograph shows thin mucosa with depleted mucus in the surface epithelial cells and the surface mucous layer (PAS staining with HE staining).