Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 7, Number 6, June 2015, pages 472-478

Determination of the Presence of Diphtheria Toxin in the Myocardial Tissue of Rabbits and a Female Subject by Using an Immunofluorescent Antibody Method

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Section from the patient’s myocardium showing mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltration, degeneration and necrosis of some cardiac myocytes (A). Oil-Red-O stain reveals increased lipid in some fibers (B).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Expression of diptheria toxin in human myocardium. Fluorescence photomicrographs of (A, B) normal control and (C, D) patient myocardium sections. (A, C) diptheria toxin-FITC (B, D) merged with DAPI. Arrows: FITC-positive diptheria toxin.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Expression of diptheria toxin in rabbit myocardium. Fluorescence photomicrographs of (A, B) control and (C, D) toxin-injected (1.2 µg) rabbit myocardium sections. (A, C) diptheria toxin-FITC (B, D) merged with DAPI. Arrows: FITC-positive diptheria toxin.