Figure 2: Representative images of retrogradely labeled Abd motoneurons in horizontal sections. A: 6WC and 6WD, a: motoneurons of T13 in a control animal, b: motoneurons of L1 in a control animal, c: motoneurons of T13 in a diabetic animal, d: motoneurons of L1 in a diabetic animal. B: 14WC and 14WD, a: motoneurons of T13 in a control animal, b: motoneurons of L1 in a control animal, c: motoneurons of T13 in a diabetic animal, d: motoneurons of L1 in a diabetic animal. 6WD: animals 6 weeks after induction of diabetes, 14WD: animals 14 weeks after induction of diabetes, 6WC: control animals, 6 weeks after injection of saline, 14WC: control animals, 14 weeks after injection of saline, T13: 13th thoracic spinal cord, L1: first lumbar spinal cord. Bar=50μm.