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West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus Infection in the Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus): A Model for West Nile Encephalitis

Shu-Yuan Xiao, Hilda Guzman, Hui Zhang, Amelia P.A. Travassos da Rosa, and Robert B. Tesh
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

Figure 5. In situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining (ApopTaq peroxidase kit, Intergen Company, Purchase, NY) of neurons undergoing apoptotic cell death (brown-colored nuclear staining). a. Cerebellar cortex, showing occasional positively stained Purkinje cells. b. Hippocampus. c. Positively stained neurons within a microglial nodule. d. Positively stained neurons in cerebral cortex. Magnification 200x.

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Figure 5. In situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining (ApopTaq peroxidase kit, Intergen Company, Purchase, NY) of neurons undergoing apoptotic cell death (brown-colored nuclear staining). A. Cerebellar cortex, showing occasional positively stained Purkinje cells. B. Hippocampus. C. Positively stained neurons within a microglial nodule. D. Positively stained neurons in cerebral cortex. Magnification 200x.
 


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