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Fig. 15 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 15

From: Apoptosis and necroptosis of mouse hippocampal and parenchymal astrocytes, microglia and neurons caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection

Fig. 15

Representative transmission electron micrographs of mouse parenchymal cells in the 0 dpi (a-e) and 21 dpi (f-o) groups. The green, blue, yellow, red and white arrows indicate astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, neurons and intercellular synapses, respectively. a-c Normal appearance and ultrastructure. f, k Swollen astrocytes and microglia, respectively. g Swollen oligodendrocytes. h, m Swollen and shrunken neurons, respectively. i Organelle alterations in swollen neurons (asterisk indicates normal mitochondria; triangle indicates swollen mitochondria). j Abnormally emerged smooth muscle cells (orange arrow). l Apoptotic cells (purple arrow). No obvious synapse lesions were observed in d, e, n, o (magnification: a-c, f-h, j-m: 5800×; d, n, 13,500×; e, i, o: 37,000×). Scale-bars: a-c, f-h, j-m, 2 μm; d, n, 1 μm; e, i, o, 200 nm

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