Histochemical and Molecular Characterization of Spongiosal Cells in Native Tissue, Two- and Three-Dimensional Cultures of Rat Aortic Valve

Figure 2

Histological staining of the S layer in the native AV leaflet with Hematoxylin and Eosin (H and E), Toluidine Blue (TB) and Masson’s trichrome (MT) at 20x (a), 40x (b), and 100x (c) magnification. Arrows indicate location of cells. Scale bar is 100 μm.