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Figure 8.1 Confocal microscopy images of canine cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) cellular matrix. Greyhound CrCL
longitudinal sections. Vimentin andα-tubulin immunohistochemistry (green) with DAPI for nuclear staining (blue). Scale
bars= 50 μm. (A) Interfascicular region showing dense cellularity with multiple branching processes. (B) Type A cells
with thin longitudinal processes of moderate length and minimal branching. (C) Type B cells showing shorter thicker
processes with branching. (D) Type C cell morphology showing rounded nuclei and an absence of processes. Source:
Smithet al. 2012. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier.