Figure 5.

Representative safranin O-fast green histologic sections. (a) IVD from control female swim. Bold arrows show cellular proliferation. Inset 1: white arrowhead shows cellular clones. Inset 2: Black arrow shows AF fissuring grade 1. (b) IVD from 10.0 DES female swim group. White block arrow shows nuclear clefting. Inset 1: Granulation under the endplate.