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Figure 12

From: Exercise-induced motor improvement after complete spinal cord transection and its relation to expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and presynaptic markers

Figure 12

Co-localization of BDNF (red) and synaptophysin (green) immunofluorescence in double stained cross-sections of lumbar (L3/L4) segments of the spinal cord in the intact (left column), spinal (middle column) and spinal trained (right column) rats. A. Two-color immunofluorescence photomicrographs demonstrate virtual lack of co-localization of BDNF (red) and synaptophysin (green) in the ventral quadrant of L3/L4 segment of the spinal cord in all experimental groups. Scale bar, 100 μm. B. Representative single confocal scan (1 μm thick), confirming rare co-localization of BDNF and synaptophysin (arrows) in neuropil of motor nuclei. MN- large neurons of lamina IX. Scale bar, 12.5 μm.

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