Fig. 5From: Comparison of the ability of exosomes and ectosomes derived from adipose-derived stromal cells to promote cartilage regeneration in a rat osteochondral defect modelCartilage matrix and collagen fibril observation. (a) Alcian blue staining of cartilage proteoglycans, Sirius red staining of collagen fibrils, polarized light images, and immunohistochemical staining of type I and type II collagen at 4 weeks. (b) Alcian blue staining of cartilage proteoglycans, Sirius red staining of collagen fibrils, polarized light images, and immunohistochemical staining of type I and type II collagen at 8 weeks. Scale bar: 200 μm. Six individual samples in each group were analyzedBack to article page