Fig. 4
From: Effects of aging on the histology and biochemistry of rat tendon healing
Analysis of adipogenic changes in the patellar tendons in young and aged rats. (A) Oil Red O Staining of the tendons of young and aged rats. (B). Quantitative analysis of area% of Oil Red O (n = 9). (C) Quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction of the gene expression levels of PPARγ, C/EBPα and FABP4. (D). Western blot analysis of the protein expression level of FABP4 (n = 3). (E). Quantitative analysis of western blot results. (F). Immunofluorescence staining of the patellar tendons from young and aged rats