Fig. 3

The neural injury and the number of NeuN+ cells in the hippocampus in male rats at 135dB on the third day and 1month later. (a) Representative pictures of NeuN immunofluorescence staining (red) (Scale bar: 50 μm). The number of NeuN+ cells in the CA1 (b), CA3 (c), DG (d) of hippocampus (Scale bar: 50 μm). (e) Correlation analysis between the reduction in the number of NEUN-positive cells and the difference in anxiety index (Pearson Correlation Analysis). N = 6 rats per condition. ****P < 0.0001