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

Figure 6

Satellite glial cells (SGCs) of the paravaginal ganglia. Representative photomicrographs showing the GFAP immunoreactivity surrounding neuronal somata for the C (a), OVX (b), and OVX + EB (c) groups. Inset, magnification of fields indicated by dashed squares. Percentage of GFAP-ir in the ensheathed neurons (d), number of SGCs per neuron as estimated from Masson-stained sections (e), and frequency distribution of attached SGC per neuron (f). Data are means ± SEM ( for both the C and OVX groups, and for the OVX + EB 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). Bar, 20 µm.

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