Role of Estrogens in the Size of Neuronal Somata of Paravaginal Ganglia in Ovariectomized Rabbits

Figure 4

Expression of the androgen receptor (AR) in the paravaginal neurons of the C (a), OVX (b), and OVX + EB (c) groups. Representative photomicrographs showing the nuclear and neuritic AR immunoreactivity. (d) The percentage of neuritic AR-ir neurons is expressed as the mean ± SEM ( per group). One-way ANOVA followed by Newman–Keuls post hoc tests were carried out to determine significant differences between groups. , (compared to the C group). +n, positive neuronal cytoplasm; +nn, positive neuronal nucleus; −nn, negative neuronal nucleus; +nrt, positive neurite; +SGC, positive satellite glial cell. Bar, 20 µm.

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