Fig. 6From: Systematical analysis of impacts of heat stress on the proliferation, apoptosis and metabolism of mouse hepatocytePhotomicrographs of immunohistochemical staining of Pcna in the liver of control mice and the mice exposed to 40, 42, 44, and 46°C whole body heat stress. The experiment was repeated three times and the representative pictures obtained by a digital image-capture system are shown. The arrowheads indicate the Pcna positive cells in the liver of unstressed control mice (a), 40°C stressed mice (b), 42°C stressed mice (c), 44°C stressed mice (d) and 46°C stressed mice (e). f Numbers of Pcna+ cells in the control mice and mice after heat stress at different temperatures; at least 12-mm2 tissue sections were counted for each mouse. C unstressed controls. Significance: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 when compared with controls. Scale bar 50 μmBack to article page