Qualitative ultrastructural analysis of the submandibular salivary glands after administration of khat: in vivo study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Khat (Catha edulis Forssk) plant has been widely chewed for its psychostimulatory effects in the African and Arabian Peninsula, particularly in Yemen. Considering the khat leaves are gradually chewed without swallowing, while its active constituents are extracted into saliva, studying the effect of khat on salivary glands is necessary. This work is an extension of the previously published work that studied the effect of khat extract on the rats' submandibular salivary glands in terms of histological and immunohistochemical evaluations. The current research note aimed to better understand this effect on the ultrastructure of submandibular salivary gland cells by using transmission electron microscope.

Results

Oral administration of khat extract produced degenerative

SUBMITTER: Al-Qadhi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8120822 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature