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Fig. 4

From: The immunohistochemical evaluation of selected markers in the left atrium of dogs with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy and myxomatous mitral valve disease – a preliminary study

Fig. 4

The cytoplasmic expression of caspase-3 (brown) in examined groups (caspase-3-negative cells stained blue; scale bar = 50 μm). a – DCM group: diffuse mild cytoplasmic expression in cardiomyocyte (*) scored 1; approximately 60% of cardiomyocyte showing positive expression; b – MMVD group: diffuse strong cytoplasmic expression in cardiomyocyte (*) scored 2; over 90% of cardiomyocyte show positive expression; c – control group: diffuse strong cytoplasmic expression in cardiomyocyte (*) scored 2; over 90% of cardiomyocyte show positive expression

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