Passiflora cincinnata Extract Delays the Development of Motor Signs and Prevents Dopaminergic Loss in a Mice Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Figure 6

Effects of repeated administration of Passiflora cincinnata extract (25 mg/kg) and reserpine (0.1 mg/kg) on (a) TH+ cells of SNpc and (b) relative optical density (ROD) of dorsal striatum, both normalized by CTR values. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. compared to CTR/CTR. compared to RES/CTR. (one-way ANOVA followed Tukey’s post hoc test). Magnification 100x (a) and 40x (b), black bold lines are scale bars, corresponding to 200 μm.

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