The Regenerative Potential of Facial Nerve Motoneurons following Chronic Axotomy in Rats

Figure 5

Facial nucleus double fluorescent-labeling laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscopy: green indicates GAP43-positive neurons (b); red indicates sonic hedgehog-positive cells (a). The GAP43-positive neurons were stronger expressing sonic hedgehog. Panel (c) was the merger of panel (a) and panel (b). Panel (d) is the 3D image of confocal imaging (c).

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