Human Leucocyte Antigen-G (HLA-G) and Its Murine Functional Homolog Qa2 in the Trypanosoma cruzi Infection

Figure 1

Immunohistochemical staining for HLA-G. Representative photomicrographs ((a), (b), (d), (e), (g), and (h)) and average size ((c), (f), and (i)) of HLA-G-stained cells in heart ((a)–(c)), colon ((d)–(f)), and esophagus ((g)–(i)) of controls ((a), (d), and (g)) and patients ((b), (e), and (h)). The insert boxes show a higher magnification of the HLA-G-stained cells in each tissue. Scale bar 100 μm, 12 μm (insert). ((c), (f), and (i)) Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. indicating statistical significance compared with controls.

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