Astragalus Extract Mixture HT042 Increases Longitudinal Bone Growth Rate by Upregulating Circulatory IGF-1 in Rats

Figure 7

Photography of cresyl violet-stained chondrocytes in proximal growth plate of tibia; (a) control, (b) rhGH 200 μg/kg (s.c.), and (c) HT042 100 mg/kg (p.o.). Scale bar, 200 μm.

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