Figure 2 | Laboratory Investigation

Figure 2

From: Expressional Patterns of Cytokines in a Murine Model of Acute Myocarditis: Early Expression of Cardiotrophin-1

Figure 2

Histologic findings of murine hearts on Days 4 (A), 7 (B and C), and 28 (D) after CVB3 injection. A, Although inflammatory cellular infiltrations are dominantly observed around vessels (arrowheads), no myocardial degeneration is seen at this stage. B, Myocardial degeneration and infiltration of inflammatory cells are prominent all over the histological section. C, Higher magnification of B. D, Infiltrating inflammatory cells are decreased, and scarring and fibrosis were observed to replace the degenerated myocardium. Bars = 20 μm.

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