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. 2018 Oct 8;13(10):e0204603. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204603

Fig 3. Expression of ER-β in tendon tissue from ovariectomized rats after cyclic stretching.

Fig 3

An ovariectomy in adult female Sprague-Dawley rats (200~300 g) was performed and their Achilles tendons were isolated and applied to the following stretch protocol: 15%, 2Hz, time period: 24h A, Serum samples were collected every other day and determined the estrogen levels by ELISA. Ovx, rats were performed with ovariectomy. B, Expression of ER-β and C, calculated ER-β-positive cells in tendon tissue from ovariectomized rats with and without cyclic stretching. Data are mean ± SEM (n = 3). **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.