Fig. 8From: Non-invasive quantification of age-related changes in the vertebral endplate in rats using in vivo DCE-MRIRepresentative histologic sections (Safranin O/Fast Green stain) of the disc and endplate (original magnification, ×10). a Young group. b Middle-aged group. c Old group. With aging, the concentration of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (sGAG, arrows) was decreased and resorption of the articular cartilage was replaced by bone in the endplateBack to article page