Figure 10.
Staining of cellular infiltrate of implanted samples. Anti-rat vWF staining characterized endothelialization of 1 month collagen (A), 3 month collagen (B), 1 month control (E) and 3 month control (F) samples. Arrows point to circular vessel like structures. Monocyte/ macrophage marker CD68 staining of 1 month collagen (C), 3 month collagen (D), 1 month control (G) and 3 month control (H). Total number of CD68+ nuclei decreases more in collagen implants compared to Control implants at 3 months. Scale bar 100 μm.