Research Article

Structural and Ultrastructural Analysis of Cerebral Cortex, Cerebellum, and Hypothalamus from Diabetic Rats

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Mitochondrial alterations in diabetes. (a) Normal (arrows) and swollen mitochondria (crossed arrows) in neuronal body. (b) Vacuolated mitochondria in neuropil (arrows). There is intense mitochondrial swelling in neuropil (crossed arrow); note a normal mitochondria (arrow). (d) Contribution of mitochondrial degeneration (crossed arrow) to myelin like formation (arrow head); note two normal mitochondria (arrows). Bars in (a), (b), and (c) 0.2  ; (d): 0.5  . There are uranyl acetate and lead citrate staining.
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