Figure 2From: Intervertebral disc cells as competent phagocytes in vitro: implications for cell death in disc degenerationMorphology of apoptotic disc cells. Hoechst 33342-stained nucleus pulposus cells demonstrate typical apoptotic morphology after 3 minutes of UV treatment: condensation of the nuclear material (arrowheads) followed by formation of apoptotic bodies (arrows). Original magnification: ×630.Back to article page