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. 2021 Jan 13;12(1):81. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-03369-x

Fig. 8. Immunohistochemical images showing TH-positive dopaminergic neurons and terminals in the substantia nigra and putamen.

Fig. 8

A Dopaminergic neurons appeared to have a normal morphology without clear degenerative alterations in different groups. B Stereological analyses of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. CJ Scattered dystrophic axonal swellings were observed in the putamen on both sides, at different time points in response to α-syn PFFs treatment. C, G In comparison, the control displays homogenous distribution with no pathological terminals. KM Quantitative analyses of the intensity of TH immunoreactivity in the putamen (ipsilateral side: K; contralateral side: L; both sides: M). α-Syn, α-synuclein; TH, tyrosine hydroxylase. The data are presented as the mean ± SEM of three independent experiments. **p < 0.01 vs. control group, #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 vs. 1-month group, ΔΔp < 0.01 vs. 4-month group, one-way ANOVA (K, L). Scale bars: 50 μm in A, CJ and 25 µm in the insets.