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Fig.8

From: Alpha-lipoic acid-role in improving both reserpine toxicity and paroxetine treatment in the cerebral cortex of albino rats; histological, ultrastructural, immunohistohemical and biochemical studies

Fig.8

Electron micrographs of the cerebral cortex obtained from the reserpine-treated rats showing a: degenerated pyramidal cell (P) with rarified cytoplasm (*) and a granular neuron with shrunk nucleus (N) and severe clumping chromatin (arrow), b: showing apoptotic granular cells (G) had shrunk nuclei (N), apoptotic blebs (arrow), the cytoplasm contained numerous degenerative vacuoles (V), and mitochondria (M). c: showing degenerated nerve axons (thin arrow), with splitting or discontinuity of myelin sheath (thick arrow), rarified axoplasm (*), and dense mitochondria (M)

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