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From: Elastin is responsible for the rigidity of the ligament under shear and rotational stress: a mathematical simulation study

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Multiphoton microscopic images of the porcine knee collateral ligament. a Second harmonic generation (SHG) image of collagen acquired through a DAPI filter (460 nm) and displayed with blue pseudocolour. b Autofluorescence image of elastin acquired through a GFP filter (525 nm) and displayed with green pseudocolour. c Merged image of SHG (blue; collagen) and autofluorescence (green; elastin) images. d Enlarged view of the area enclosed by the white square in panel (c). Scale bar in each panel indicates 500 µm

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X