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5) between the layers of dense type I collagen fibers (2) that course throughout
the fibrous portion of the disk. The lighter-staining area between the collagen
fibers (2) and the chondrocytes (1, 3, 4) is the extracellular matrix (5).
FIGURE 7.9 ■ Dense fibrocartilage with chondrocytes and type I collagen
fibers from a primate intervertebral disk. Stain: hematoxylin and eosin. ×205.
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