Fig. 5.
Extent of fibrosis following myocardial infarction. a EPO+GCSF treatment is associated with decreased fibrosis of the left ventricle compared to the control group. Representative infarct zone regions (arc of the left ventricle containing scar tissue) stained with Masson Trichrome (fibrosis = blue) in sections of b Control, c EPO+GCSF. Data are mean±SD