Research Article

Sika Deer Antler Collagen Type I-Accelerated Osteogenesis in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells via the Smad Pathway

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Microscopic evaluation of the osteoplastic differentiation-related marker alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in response to 14-day SDA-Col I treatment or 10 nM dexamethasone (Dex). Light microscopic assessment of ALP expression in a BMSC cell population (ALP Color Development Kit). Lineage differentiation: osteoblasts (ALP staining), cytoplasm (Blue), nucleus (Pink), and ALP expression in a BMSC cell (Yellow). Bar: 20 μm.