Fig. 12
Electron micrograph of the microglia a Control group showing a dark elongated N with clumped chromatin and dark cytoplasm and long stretches rER. b Acrolein-treated group showing shrunken and completely damaged microglia with pyknotic N, degraded chromatin material and nucleoli, and nuclear membrane distortion. c Quercetin nanoparticle-treated group showing normal microglia. d Ameliorative group showing a dark elongated N with clumped chromatin and dark cytoplasm. e Protective group showing normal N with clumped chromatin and dark cytoplasm. f Recovery group showing irregular N with condensed chromatin. (N, nucleus; rER, rough endoplasmic reticulum). X 10000