Age-Associated Molecular Changes in the Kidney in Aged Mice

Figure 4

Increase in apoptotic cells in the glomerulus and tubules of the kidneys from the 24 M group. Representative pictures of TUNEL-positive mesangial cells ((a) original magnification 400×) in the glomerulus and cortical tubular areas for all the study groups. Quantitative analyses of the results are shown ((b) 0.27±0.09% versus 0.53±0.12%, 2.6±0.63%; (c) 0.27±0.09% versus 0.53±0.12%, 2.8±0.67%; **𝑃<0.01 versus 2 M). Values are shown as mean ± SE.

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