Fig. 3: Histomorphometric analysis of the vertebral growth plate cartilage in the four groups. | Experimental & Molecular Medicine

Fig. 3: Histomorphometric analysis of the vertebral growth plate cartilage in the four groups.

From: Estrogen promotes the onset and development of idiopathic scoliosis via disproportionate endochondral ossification of the anterior and posterior column in a bipedal rat model

Fig. 3

a H&E staining of anterior columns of the apical vertebra in the four groups of bipedal rats; the lower panel shows higher magnification images of the data shown in the upper panel (×100 and ×200). The cartilage hypertrophic zones (black arrow) were indicated. The height of the hypertrophic zone in the vertebral growth plate was significantly larger in the OVX and Triptorelin groups than in the female and OVX + E2 groups. The heights of the hypertrophic zone are presented below the images (Table 3). b H&E staining of posterior columns of the apical vertebra in the four groups of bipedal rats (×100). The height of the hypertrophic zone in the vertebral growth plate was significantly larger in the OVX and Triptorelin groups than in the female and OVX + E2 groups. No difference was observed in the articular cartilage of posterior columns among the four groups. Scale bar, 100 μm

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