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. 2017 Aug 28;16(5):5807–5814. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7366

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Figure 4. — EAS inhibits the apoptosis of tumor necrosis factor-α-treated chondrocytes. Third-passage chondrocytes were cultured for 2 days. After 48 h of treatment, chondrocyte apoptosis was detected using DAPI staining, (A) DAPI staining was employed to detect the apoptotic alterations of the cells (magnification, ×200). (B) Apoptotic chondrocytes were quantified as the percentage of total cells. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. ^▲▲P<0.01 compared with the control group; ^★P<0.05 compared with the model group. EAS, electroacupuncture serum.