Plate 4
From: Histopathological study of invasive and non-invasive Entamoeba spp. in experimental rats
Histological changes in the rectum of rats infected with E. histolytica 7 days post-infection. A Showed the attachment of trophozoite (T) at the surface mucosa (M). H&E stain, ×948. B Showed the mucosa as folds (M), hyperplasia of crypts (H), and branched intestinal crypts (B). H&E stain × 98. C Showed thick mucosa lined by simple columnar epithelium (M), destruction of some crypts (C), infiltration of inflammatory cells (F). H&E stain ×379