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A. Alcian blue staining was used to evaluate the density of proteoglycan in the discs. Stained images were magnified 40x and 200x. Each group consisted of 10 rats (10 discs). B. Proteoglycan grades of alcian blue stained sections. A higher grade indicates a more proteoglycan in the disc. *p < 0.05.
