Corni Fructus Alleviates UUO-Induced Renal Fibrosis via TGF-β/Smad Signaling

Figure 2

Surgical induction of unilateral ureteral obstruction and kidney histological examination. (a) Representative gross image. (b) Kidney histological examination. The scale bars represent 100 μm (magnification, ). H&E staining; the kidneys were stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin; MT staining; the kidney were stained with Masson’s trichrome; PAS staining; the kidney were stained with periodic acid-Schiff. Significance: ^### vs. the normal group and , vs. the UUO control group.

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