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Fig. 5

From: Apelin enhances the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells partly through Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Fig. 5

Exogenous recombinant Apelin-13 accelerated bone healing in a rat tibial osteotomy model. a–c Microcomputed tomography analysis for bone healing. d–i Bone volume and trabecular thickness were analyzed by microcomputed tomography. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Assays were performed in triplicate. *P < 0.05 compared with the blank group. j, k Histological analysis for bone healing. HE, hematoxylin and eosin staining; Masson, Masson’s trichrome staining. Scale bars, 500 μm

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Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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