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Fig. 3 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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From: Protective effect of calcitonin on lumbar fusion-induced adjacent-segment disc degeneration in ovariectomized rat

Fig. 3

Van Gieson staining of the L5-6 segments of the lumbar spine in different groups. a Low magnification. b The degenerative changes in the nucleus pulposus. The blank arrow indicates notochord cells, the thin arrow indicates mucoid degeneration of the nucleus pulposus. and the thick arrow indicates doublets of chondrocyte-like cells that appeared in the nucleus pulposus. c The degenerative changes in the middle cartilage endplate. Bony tissues were more prevalent in the OVX + PLF + V group compared with the Sham + V, OVX + V, and PLF + V groups. VP, vertebral physis; CEP, cartilage endplate; B, bony tissues

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