Fig. 5

Histological and morphological analysis of bone formation. Representative HE stained (a–d) and Masson stained (e–h) images from sham (a, e), isolated α-CSH (B, F), α-CSH/ABC mix (c, g) and isolated ABC group (d, h). Boxed areas in the HE and Masson stained image at the right side (× 40) indicate the regions shown in the enlarged HE and Masson stained area at the left side (× 100). Scale bar = 6000 μm (× 40) and 900× μm (× 100)