A Novel Murine Model of Parvovirus Associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy Induced by Immunization with VP1-Unique Region of Parvovirus B19

Figure 2

Fibrotic changes in the myocardium. Representative fields for each group are shown. Sections are photographed under white light (fibrosis-red, cardiac tissue-yellow to pink, upper panel) and under polarized light (thin collagen fibers are green, thick-red; the background is black, lower column). Distribution of fibrosis scores is given in (b). # denotes ; color marks the compared group, –6.

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