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. 2011 Jun;178(6):2641–2653. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.02.044

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Fascia histological features. Sections of fascia from non-incisional hernia (non-IH) and IH patients were stained with H&E (A and B), Masson's trichrome (C and D), Alcian Blue (E and F), PAS (G and H), and vimentin (I and J). In IH fascia, fibroblasts tend to be round or oblong (arrowheads), and some are surrounded by an open space (D, inset); K and L: α-SMA immunostaining. Magnification: H&E, vimentin, and α-SMA, ×100, scale bar = 100 μm; Masson's trichrome and Alcian Blue, ×400, scale bar = 50 μm. M: Mean fibroblast cells per field from non-IH (n = 20) and IH (n = 21), as measured in H&E-stained fascia sections. ***P < 0.001, Student's t-test.