Research Article

NADPH Oxidase 2-Mediated Insult in the Auditory Cortex of Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats

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Ultrastructure in the auditory cortex of rats in the ZDF and control groups. (a, b) Normal mitochondria (white M) in the control group. (c, d) Normal profile of the neurovascular unit composed of astrocyte processes (white As) in the control group. (e) Lipofuscin granules () in the ZDF group. (f) Enlarged mitochondria with reduced electron density in the matrix (arrow) in the ZDF group. (g, h) Neurovascular breakdown in the ZDF group: the disruption of capillary epithelia (arrowhead), enlarged astrocyte endfeet (black As), and severe degeneration of mitochondria (arrow). Scale bars: and . As: astrocyte processes; Cap: capillary.
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