Research Article

Effect of Alcohol on Diffuse Axonal Injury in Rat Brainstem: Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Aquaporin-4 Expression Study

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Bielschowsky’s silver stain of rat brainstem. (a) Control group. (b) 3 h and (c) 12 h after DAI under acute alcohol intoxication show axon swollen, twisted, disrupted, and enlarged axonal space, and axonal retraction bulbs are observed (white arrows).
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