Fig. 1From: Nucleostemin- and Oct 3/4-positive stem/progenitor cells exhibit disparate anatomical and temporal expression during rat Achilles tendon healingDefinition of tendon regions. Sections of whole rat Achilles tendon in the coronal plane from control (a) and ruptured (b) rat Achilles tendon were used to define the distal (D), injury (I) and midproximal (MP) regions. Staining = Alcian blue/Van GiesonBack to article page