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From: Raloxifene retards the progression of adjacent segmental intervertebral disc degeneration by inhibiting apoptosis of nucleus pulposus in ovariectomized rats

Fig. 2

Van Gieson (VG) staining and histological scores of L5–L6 segments in each group. A Intervertebral disk degeneration (IVD), nucleus pulposus (NP) (notochord cells are indicated by the blank arrow, mucoid degeneration of NP is indicated by the thin arrow, and the doublets of chondrocyte-like cells are indicated by the large arrow), and endplate (EP). The double arrow represents the thickness of EP. CEP, cartilage endplate; VP, vertebral physis; B, bony tissues. B Histological scores. #p < 0.01,*p < 0.05

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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