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. 2012 Aug 28;7(8):e43930. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043930

Figure 3. UV spectroscopy results from osteocyte and surrounding matrix ROI.

Figure 3

A: Transmission microscopy image showing ROIs. B: UV intensity spectrum originating from one matrix ROI pixel (indicated with an arrow). C: UV intensity spectrum originating from one osteocyte ROI pixel as shown. D: UV chemical maps of osteocytes and surrounding matrix showing the tyrosine (green), tryptophan (blue), collagen (orange) distribution within the blue square marked in (a).