Figure 1. (A) Sagittal view of the rat brain showing the six predetermined coronal brain sections used for hematoxylin and eosin staining. Sections 1–6 correspond to plates 18, 29, 32, 37, 52, and 60, respectively, of the atlas of the rat brain by Palkovits and Brownstein. [31](B) Coronal views of the areas (hatched) of each brain section that were microscopically analyzed for neuronal necrosis.