Fig. 10

Evaluation of the number of surviving neurons in rats by Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining. (A) Representative microphotographs of HE-stained CA1 area of hippocampal sections from the three experimental groups. A higher density of glial cells was found in the model group at 3 days, but not 7 days after surgery, compared to the Control group and the Dex group at × 40 magnification. (B) Representative microphotographs of HE-stained CA3 area of hippocampal sections from the three experimental groups. A higher density of glial cells was found in the model group at 3 days, but not 7 days after surgery, compared to the Control group and the Dex group at × 40 magnification. N = 3 per group. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. Scale bar = 20 μm