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Figure 4 Proteasome subunit 20S {alpha}5 (green). Counterstain for actin is red; nuclei are blue (TOTO). (A, B) Normal myocardium. (A) Numerous nuclei are labeled for 20S {alpha}5. (B) Comparison with the nuclear stain TOTO confirms that the labeled structures are nuclei. (C, D) Human hibernating myocardium. (C) Only few structures are labeled for 20S {alpha}5. (D) TOTO reveals that a great number of nuclei are not stained for 20S {alpha}5. Bar = 20 µm.