Fig. 4. Immunostaining for Col II and Col X in the vertebral growth plate cartilage from the four groups.

a Cytoplasmic staining of Col II in the photographs showed lower Col II expression in the OVX and Triptorelin groups than in the female and OVX + E2 groups. b Cytoplasmic staining of Col X in the photographs revealed increased expression of Col X in the OVX and Triptorelin groups than in the female and OVX + E2 groups