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Semi-Quantitative Scale of Collagen Type I, Type III, TGF-β1, TGF-2 and TGF-β3 in Contraction Band and Adjacent Muscle
| Collagen Type I | Collagen Type III | TGF-β1 | TGF-β2 | TGF-β3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjacent Muscle | + | - | |||
| Fibroblasts | + | - | + | ||
| Endothelial cell | + | - | + | ||
| Contraction Band | +++ | ++ | |||
| Fibroblasts | +++ | + | ++ | ||
| Endothelial cell | +++ | + | ++ |
Semi-quantitative scale: (-) = no staining; (+) = weak staining; (++) = moderate staining; and (+++) = strong staining.
