Figure 1.
mGluR5 ablation promotes hippocampal neuronal loss in aged mice. Graphs show quantification of NeuN-labeled hippocampal neurons per 37,317 μm2 in wild-type (WT), BACHD, mGluR5−/− and BACHD/mGluR5−/− mice at 2 (n = 8) (A), 6 (n = 8) (B) and 12 (n = 8–10) (C) months of age. (D) Shown are representative images for NeuN immunostaining of hippocampal slices from 12-month-old WT, BACHD, mGluR5−/− and BACHD/mGluR5−/− mice. Scale bar = 100 μm. Data represent the means ± SEM obtained from 6 images taken from 2 histological slices per mouse. **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 by one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni's multiple comparisons test.