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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Neurol. 2011 Sep 17;232(2):280–289. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.09.018

Figure 9. Histopathology and distribution of MnSOD2 in the interpeduncular region and mammillary body after blast exposure.

Figure 9

The left column shows low magnification photomicrographs of horizontal sections through the hypothalamus and interpeduncular nucleus (IP) of mice exposed 72h earlier to a single 5.5 PSI overpressure blast. The left upper panel is stained with hematoxylin and eosin and shows normal vasculature and brain parenchyma. The lower left panels are stained immunohistochemically for MnSOD2. Note the strong up-regulation of MnSOD2 in the mammillary body (Mm) after blast exposure, shown at higher magnification in the right panels. The calibration bar is 500 microns for the left panels and 50 microns for the right panels. Abbreviations: IP-interpeduncular nucleus, CC-crus cerebri, Mm-mammillary body, f-fornix.