Figure 5.
The absence of CXCR5 aggravates the degeneration of retinal capillary vessel after I/R injury. Acellular capillaries were defined as capillary-sized vessel tubes without nuclei along their length, indicated with black arrowheads. (a)–(d) Representative images from respective groups. Acellular capillaries are indicated by arrowheads. (e) Quantification of acellular capillaries. Data are means ± SEM. n = 10 animals per group. ∗∗∗P < 0.001 and ∗∗∗ ∗P<0.0001. Scale bar: 50 μm.
