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. 2017 Jun 6;7:2866. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03128-7

Figure 4.

Figure 4

(af) PGMA and (gl) PGMA-PEI nanoparticles in the ED10 conceptus. (a) Representative tissue section of a conceptus from a PGMA treated dam. (b) Outline of section denoting tissue regions. (ce) Higher magnification images of the areas shown in the rectangles in (a). (d,f) High magnification images of panels (c) and (e) respectively. PGMA nanoparticles (indicated by arrowheads) were observed in the ectoplacental cone as well as in the primary decidual zone. (g) Representative tissue section of a conceptus from a PGMA-PEI treated dam. (h) Outline of section denoting tissue regions. (I,k) Higher magnification images of the areas shown in the rectangles in (g). (j,l) High magnification images of panels (i) and (k) respectively. PGMA-PEI nanoparticles (indicated by arrowheads) were observed in the decidua, specifically in the venous sinusoids and tissue close to the ectoplacental cone as well as in the primary decidual zone. Scale bars: (a,g) 1000 µm; (c,e,i,k) 200 µm; (d,f,j,l) 50 µm. De: decidua; ch: chorion; epc: ectoplacental cone; pdz: primary decidual zone. Images are representative of n = 4 per group.