The Time Course Effects of Electroacupuncture on Promoting Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Inhibiting Excessive Fibrosis after Contusion in Rabbits
Figure 8
GDF-8 (a) and p-Smad2/3 (b) staining on days 7, 14, and 28 after contusion (×400). GDF-8 in the cytoplasm and p-Smad2/3 in the nucleus appear brown. The staining was weak in the normal group and obvious in the contusion group. The staining was weaker in the EA and rhIGF-I groups, especially on day 28.
