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Fig. 8 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 8

From: Effect of diminished flow in rabbit lumbar arteries on intervertebral disc matrix changes using MRI T2-mapping and histology

Fig. 8

Histology of the rabbit annulus fibrosus (AF) after lumbar artery ligation. Fibrochondrocyte-like cells were aligned longitudinally between the collagen fiber bundles stained with Safranin-O in the AF of sham-operated rabbits (Sham-OP) (0 W) discs (a, b, c, d). No remarkable changes in the pattern of fibrocartilage lamellae and serpentine pattern of fibers were found at 4 weeks (f, g, h), 8 weeks (j, k, l) and 12 weeks (n, o, p) after ligation of lumbar arteries. L2/L3 discs (e, i, m) were used as controls

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