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Figure 1. Purity of primary hepatic stellate cell cultures. Primary HSC cultures on day 7 were immunostained for markers of stellate cell phenotype: GFAP (A), α-SMA (B) and nestin (C). The composite image (D) of the triple-stained slide shows that HSCs were stained by all three markers, indicating their purity. HSCs: Hepatic stellate cells; GFAP: glial fibrillary acidic protein; α-SMA: alpha-smooth muscle actin.
