Fig. 4From: STAT1-dependent and -independent pulmonary allergic and fibrogenic responses in mice after exposure to tangled versus rod-like multi-walled carbon nanotubesAirway epithelial cell proliferation in Stat1 +/+ and Stat1 −/− mice after one and 21 days exposure to MWCNTs. a Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) immunostaining at one-day post-exposure to tMWCNTs or rMWCNTs showing BrdU-positive brown nuclei of proliferating cells (arrows). b Quantification of BrdU positive cells per airway after one and c 21 days of exposure. (***p < 0.001 compared to control; *p < 0.05 between tMWCNTs and rMWCNTs)Back to article page