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From: Hyperosmotic stimulus induces reversible angiogenesis within the hypothalamic magnocellular nuclei of the adult rat: a potential role for neuronal vascular endothelial growth factor

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Hyperosmotic stimuli induce cell proliferation within the SON. BrdU was administrated to rats drinking 2% saline during various increasing periods, or to rats rehydrated after 6 days of osmotic stimulation, and the animals were fixed 5 hours after the BrdU administration. A-F: Stack confocal images (10 μm-thick) of sections labeled for BrdU. G: Quantitative evaluation of the number of BrdU-labeled nuclei detected within the SON. Cell proliferation is virtually absent in control rats (0 day of stimulation), progressively increases from 2 to 6 days of osmotic stimulation, and is abolished after 1 day of rehydration in 6 days stimulated rats. Data represent means ± SEM of counts made on at least 4 SON areas per rats in 3 rats per experiment. The schematic drawing illustrates the anatomical locations of the SON and other hypothalamic magnocellular nuclei. AN: accessory nucleus; OC: optic chiasma; PVN: paraventricular nucleus; SON: supraoptic nucleus. Scale bar: 100 μm.

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