SYP and hydrops fetalis: Field counting in semi-thin sections of TEM revealed a 15.0±1.5% (p<0.05) increase in the number of apoptotic cells in HF rats (Fig. 3G), while synaptophysin positive nerve terminals (Fig. 3H) were 3.0±0.02% reduced in HF, as compared to controls (120 observations, p<0.05) (Fig. 3I), suggesting a loss of neurons and synaptic inputs.