Tissue Engineering to Repair Diaphragmatic Defect in a Rat Model

Figure 8

H&E staining to identify the muscular-tendon regrowth in the rat diaphragmatic defect. (a) Regenerated muscle tissue within the ECM scaffold after repairing diaphragmatic defect four months later. (b) Tendon-like tissue (arrows, blue tissue) can be detected connecting new muscle tissue within the repaired rat diaphragm. indicates central nuclei of regenerative muscle fibers; arrows indicates tendon-like tissue.

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