Fig. 2
From: Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for vaginal repair in an ovariectomized rhesus macaque model
Histological staining and changes of collagen and elastin content in the vagina. A Masson trichrome staining of full-thickness vaginal tissue (×50). E, epithelium; LP, lamina propria; M, muscularis; Ad, adventitia. B Quantification of the thickness of lamina propria. C Quantification of the thickness of muscularis. D Birefringence images of Sirius red staining of lamina propria layer (×200). E Quantitative analysis of the percentage of collagen I and collagen III. F Quantitative analysis of the ratio of collagen I/collagen III. G Verhoeff-van Gieson staining of lamina propria layer (×400). Elastic fibers and nucleus were stained black. H Quantitative analysis of the percentage of elastin. Data were presented as the mean ± standard deviation. n=5 animals/group. *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p <0.001