Chronic Deep Brain Stimulation of the Hypothalamic Nucleus in Wistar Rats Alters Circulatory Levels of Corticosterone and Proinflammatory Cytokines
Figure 1
Sites of electrode implantation for cerebral electrical stimulation in rats. (a) Photograph of electrodes implanted in the ventrolateral portion of hypothalamic ventromedial nuclei, VMHvl (bregma −2.6 mm)in a coronal section of brain rat, stained with the Nissl Technique (5x). (b) Schematic representation of the VMHvl [39].
