Fig 1.
Masson Trichrome and Hematoxylin-Eosin staining observed in rat liver tissue. (original magnification 40 X). (A)Negative control: Normal liver; (B) Positive control : liver fibrosis was induced by intraperitoneal injection with 0.5ml/kg weight porcine serum twice weekly for 8 weeks. Pictures were taken under at different time points. Week 2: Hepatic interstitial proliferation and fibrosis; Week 6: Septal fibrosis; Week 8: Massive fibrous proliferation in liver, pseudo-lobules and early nodular cirrhosis; (C) early-stage rhBMP-7 treatment; (D) late-stage treatment; (E) prophylactic.