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. 2014 Jul 31;9(7):e103588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103588

Figure 1. ECM composition of aortic arch samples.

Figure 1

HE stain, Masson's Trichrome stain and Movat's Pentachrome stain show complete preservation of the ECM after the decellularization procedure of aortic arch specimens. Bars, 50 µm. Masson's Trichrome stain: cytoplasm (red), collagen (blue), nuclei (dark brown). Movat's Pentachrome stain: nuclei (dark purple to black), elastic fibres (purple to black), collagen (yellow), glycosaminoglycans (green), mucin (blue), cytoplasm (pink to brownish-red).