Temporal Analyses of the Response of Intervertebral Disc Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Nutrient Deprivation

Figure 6

The response of bovine NP cells to induction of cell death inducers over 18 hours. Representative phase contrast images following 18-hour exposure to 10% (a) or 0% (b) FBS with moderate glucose, (c) hydrogen peroxide, and (d) staurosporine. (e) Temporal analysis for live cell number, expressed as percentage of the initial live cell number. (f) Live cell number, expressed as a percentage of the initial live cell number at the final time point (±SEM). (g) Temporal analysis for area coverage normalised to live cell number. (h) Area coverage, normalised to live cell number, at the final time point (±SEM).

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