Research Article

Optimum Combination of Insulin-Transferrin-Selenium and Fetal Bovine Serum for Culture of Rabbit Articular Chondrocytes in Three-Dimensional Alginate Scaffolds

Figure 2

Toluidine blue staining for chondrocyte-seeded alginate hydrogels maintained in (a) medium supplemented with 1% ITS plus 2% FBS, (b) medium with 1% ITS plus 4% FBS, (c) medium with 1% ITS plus 8% FBS, or (d) medium with 10% FBS for 21 days. The scale bars indicate 50  𝜇 m.
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