Fig. 5From: Mechanisms of the TGF-β1/Smad3-signaling pathway in gender differences in alcoholic liver fibrosisChanges in the liver tissues of mice in each group under a light microscope (× 200). a Female control group; b female model group; c male control group; d male model group; e liver necrosis, glycogen content, collagen fibrils, or lipid droplets [compared with the female normal (control) group, *P < 0.05 or **P < 0.01; compared with the male control group, #P < 0.05 or ##P < 0.01; compared with the female model group, △P < 0.05 or.△△P < 0.01]. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 15Back to article page