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. 2017 Jun 15;12(6):e0179693. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179693

Fig 4. The immunohistochemical analysis of the expression of osteoprotegerin from the hypertrophic zone of growth plate.

Fig 4

Representative pictures of the immunohistochemical analysis carried out on formaldehyde-fixed sections from the femoral growth plate of newborn piglets from the hypertrophic zone in the control male group (A), the HMB-treated male group (B), the control female group (C), and the HMB-treated female group (D). * antibody control in males; *, antibody control in females.The nucleus in the chondrocyte with the negative OCN signal is stained blue and indicated by blue arrows. The positive OCN signal is indicated in cells by brown arrows. Magnification x200.