Fig. 2.
A Hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections, showing the OE thickness in the right nasal septum of the Control day 3, Poly(I:C) day 3, Control day 9, Poly(I:C) day 9, Control day 21, and Poly(I:C) day 21 groups (Scale bar = 50 μm). B Comparison of the OE thicknesses in the nasal septum, tegmen, and lateral area, respectively, at day 3, day 9, and day 21 among the groups. C Immunostained sections, showing mature OSNs in the right nasal septum of the Control day 3, Poly(I:C) day 3, Control day 9, Poly(I:C) day 9, Control day 21, and Poly(I:C) day 21 groups (Scale bar = 50 μm). D Comparison of the number of mature OSNs in the three-described areas at day 3, day 9, and day 21 among the studied groups. E Comparison of the latency [sec] to find the buried food at day 3, day 9, and day 21 between the Control and Poly(I:C) groups. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann–Whitney U test, with P < 0.05 (*) and P < 0.01 (**) representing statistical significance. The error bars represent the standard error of the mean (n = 5). OE olfactory epithelium, OSNs olfactory sensory neurons, Poly(I:C) polyinosinic–polycytidylic acid