Callus (IMAGE)

University of Southern California - Health Sciences

Callus

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The image depicts the bridging callus that forms during large-scale rib bone repair. Cells surrounded by the orange stain (Safranin O) are special hybrid cartilage/bone cells that mediate repair. They are stimulated to participate in repair by the action of special "messenger" cells.

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Stephanie T. Kuwahara and Francesca Mariani/USC Stem Cell

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