Figure 6
From: Primary blast injury-induced lesions in the retina of adult rats
Expression and distribution of AQP4 (green) and GFAP (red) in the retina of sham (A-C) and BH rats (D-L). In the sham retina, AQP4 expression is localized in the blood vessels (asterisk), GFAP-labeled astrocytes (single arrow) (A-C). Following blast exposure, AQP4 expression is markedly increased in various retinal layers at different time points (24 h, 72 h, and 2 weeks, D-L). Intense AQP4 immunoreactivity is localized in GFAP-labeled astrocytes and blood vessels. It is also markedly enhanced in the Müller cell process in parallel arrays (D-L). AQ4 immunoreactivity remains intense in the blood vessels (asterisk) at different time points. Scale bar=20 μm (A-L).