Figure 2
From: Effects of calcitriol on random skin flap survival in rats
Calcitriol promotes vascularization in skin flaps.
(a) Flap angiograms on postoperative Day 7 after surgery. (b) Neovascularization in calcitriol and control groups by H&E staining (original magnification ×100 and ×200). (c) Histogram of percentages of MVDs: calcitriol group (26.96 ± 4.33/mm2) and control group (16.48 ± 2.87/mm2). (d) CD34-positive vessels in the calcitriol and control groups as assessed by immunohistochemistry (original magnification ×200). (e) The numbers of CD34-positive vessels/mm2 were 24.67 ± 3.89/mm2 in the calcitriol group and 15.83 ± 3.19/mm2 in the control group. Values are expressed as means ± SEM, n = 6 per group. **p <0.01, vs. control group.
