Fig. 2
From: Low-intensity open-field blast exposure effects on neurovascular unit ultrastructure in mice
Ultrastructural abnormalities of pericytes in mouse brains post-LIB exposure. (a) Representative electron micrographs of microvessels in sham controls and LIB-exposed mice. Pericytes (P) are highlighted in blue in sham controls and pink in LIB-exposed mice at 30 DPI. Scale bar, 1 μm. (b) Quantifications of electron micrographs reveal pericyte coverages and relative pericyte areas in sham controls and LIB-exposed mice at 7 and 30 DPI. *, p < 0.05 and ***, p < 0.001. Pericyte coverages at 30 DPI are expressed as mean ± SD; other data are expressed as median and interquartile range. (c) Red arrows indicate vacuoles within pericytes in LIB-exposed mice at 7 (c1) and 30 (c2, c3) DPI. Scale bar, 0.5 μm