Figure 2

Transplantation of rMSC-derived chondrocytes into hypodermal tissue. (a) Scheme of cell isolation and transplantation procedures. (b) Representative histological sections of cell pellets transplanted after 2 weeks. The pellets were sectioned (5 µm thick) and stained with haematoxylin and eosin (HE), toluidine blue, and safranin O. Scale bar, 100 µm.