Figure 5.

Evaluation of ascorbic acid and garlic effects on the number of lead- induced DNs per unit area in CA1, CA3 and DG regions. The DNs in CA1, CA3 and DG hippocampus subdivisions increased in the L Group significantly compared to control group (*P<0.01, +P<0.05, #P<0.05 respectively). The numbers of DNs in the L+G, L+AA and L+AA+ G groups were reduced significantly in the CA1, CA3 and DG regions of the hippocampus compared to the L Group (ºP<0.01, ¤P< 0.01, ¥P<0.001, § P<0.01) N= Normal, SH=Sham, L=Lead, L+AA= Lead + Ascorbic Acid, L+G= Lead + Garlic, AA=Ascorbic Acid, G=Garlic, AA+G= Ascorbic Acid +Garlic