Fig. 4From: Connexin 30 deficiency attenuates A2 astrocyte responses and induces severe neurodegeneration in a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine hydrochloride Parkinson’s disease animal modelCx43 immunostaining in the striatum. Left two columns: Cx43 immunostaining in the striatum of WT and Cx30 KO mice on day 1 (a) and 7 (b) after injection of normal saline (NS) or MPTP. Right two columns: Enlarged images showing the areas marked with a white box in the left columns. The sections were triple-stained for Cx43 (green), GFAP (red), and DAPI (blue, nuclei). Scale bars: left columns, 100 μm; right columns, 50 μmBack to article page