Research Article

Reoxygenation of Asphyxiated Newborn Piglets: Administration of 100% Oxygen Causes Significantly Higher Apoptosis in Cortical Neurons, as Compared to 21%

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Brain cortex of group 1 piglets. Among the vast majority of normal neurons, scattered cells (arrows) appear hyperchromatic and show shrinkage of the cell body, all representing morphological evidence of apoptotic cell death (400x).
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