Research Article

Effects of Laser Acupuncture on Longitudinal Bone Growth in Adolescent Rats

Figure 1

Effects of laser acupuncture on the longitudinal bone growth of the proximal tibia. Longitudinal bone growth rate was determined by tetracycline labeling. Representative fluorescent image of a longitudinal section of the proximal tibia showing tetracycline labeling (a) is shown. Arrows indicate two fluorescent lines representing the two injections of tetracycline. Scale bar = 100 μm. Longitudinal bone growth rate (b) was calculated by means of tetracycline labeling (μm/day). CONT, control group; LA, laser acupuncture group. Each value is the mean ± SEM. * versus control group.
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