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Figure 2. Photomicrographs of liver sections stained with Masson's trichrome staining (×100). (C) Liver section of control rats, fi brosis, and collagen fi bers could not be seen; (HCC) liver section of HCC rat treated with thioacetamide, increased fi brosis, and blue collagen fi bers are seen among hepatocytes and central vein; (HCC + CIS) liver section of HCC rat treated with CIS, strands of blue collagen are less seen among hepatocytes; (HCC + IN) liver section of HCC rat that received IN, similar to the control rat group; (HCC + CIS + IN) liver section of HCC rat treated with both CIS + IN, blue collagen fi bers among hepatocytes are less seen. C: control; IN: inulin; CIS: cisplatin; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; CV: central vein; white arrow: a curved short arrow on the fi gure indicating blood sinusoids