Figure 3. Kisspeptin in the bovine arcuate nucleus.
(A) Low-power image of a representative crystal violet stained section with red box depicting area of the arcuate nucleus of photomicrographs. (B–E) Representative images of kisspeptin-ir cells in DE (B, D) and PE (C, E) animals. Red box in B and C depict areas of images D and E, respectively. (F) Histogram depicting mean number (±SEM) of kisspeptin-ir cells identified in DE and PE bovine. (∗ = statistically significant, p = 0.04). White arrowheads indicate representative somas.