Tissue Composition and Biomechanical Property Changes in the Vaginal Wall of Ovariectomized Young Rats

Figure 1

Representative images (×100) of Masson trichrome staining of the (E) epithelium, (LP) lamina propria, (M) muscularis, and (Ad) adventitia at the proximal segment of the anterior vaginal wall. (a) Group 1: control group; (b) Group 2: 2 weeks after ovariectomy; (c) Group 3: 4 weeks after ovariectomy; (d) Group 4: 16 weeks after ovariectomy. (a) shows normal histological structures; (b), (c), and (d) show evident epithelium atrophy and smaller and poorly organized smooth muscle bundles. Scale bar=100 μm.

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