Fig. 1.
Acute TCDD exposure does not affect microglia density and distribution, alone or in combination with LPS exposure. (A) Timeline of acute exposure to TCDD and LPS. (B) Representative images showing Iba1+ microglia in binocular primary visual cortex of C57Bl/6 J mice acutely exposed to vehicle or TCDD followed by acute exposure to saline or LPS. Scale bar =50 μm. (C,D) There is no significant difference in microglia density or distribution in binocular primary visual cortex across treatment groups. (E,F) There is no sex-specific effect of either treatment on microglial density or distribution across treatment groups, although there is a significant main effect of sex on microglial distribution (p > 0.05).