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Fig. 5

From: Apoptotic action of botulinum toxin on masseter muscle in rats: early and late changes in the expression of molecular markers

Fig. 5

Analysis of TEM of muscular tissue 2 weeks after BTX-A or saline injection. Shrunken nuclei with chromatin condensation (Nu) was evident in both BTX-A-treated groups. Swollen mitochondria (Mt) with aberrant cristae were sporadically found. Mitochondria with aberrant cristae (Mt) in the 10 U BTX-A-treated group was encompassed by membranes and underwent autophagy formation

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