Fig. 2. Upregulation of cardiac production of myocardial collagen fibers in abdominal aorta coarctation (AAC)-injected rat in vivo, this effect can be antagonized by hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
Representative images of Masson with myocardial collagen fibers in the heart tissues of AAC-injected rat models (Blue represents collagen fibers). Images were acquired at 10 × 40 magnification. (A) Control group. (B) AAC group. (C) AAC + H2S group. (D) H2S group.
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