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Figure 6

From: Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degeneration

Figure 6

Intervertebral disc cells stimulated to undergo phagocytosis. Fluorescently tagged (red) bovine nucleus pulposus cells ingest fluorescently tagged (green) apoptotic HeLa cells: (a) fluorescent image and (b) phase-contrast image of the same field. This sequence demonstrates that disc cells are capable of phagocytosing apoptotic cells. Arrow shows ingested apoptotic body. Original magnification × 400.

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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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