Fig. 2
From: Synaptic loss and progression in mice infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the early stage
Induction of dendrite damages in CA1 pyramidal neurons in A. cantonensis infected mice detected by Golgi staining. a Nerve distribution in the hippocampus of C57BL/6 mice tends to decreased with the increased of days of infection (bar = 100 μm). b Total number of dendrite-ring intersections decreased with time (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001). c Length of dendrites decreased significantly on day 7 postinfection (***P < 0.001). d Dendritic segments showing spine morphology in infected mice (bar = 10 μm). e, f Dendritic spine density significant decreased on day 7 postinfection (***P < 0.001) (bar = 10 μm). The data were analyzed by One-Way ANOVA