Figure 3From: Chinese red yeast rice (Monascus purpureus-fermented rice) promotes bone formationPhotomicrograph of bone defect grafted with collagen matrix alone (control) on day 14. No new bone was observed across the defect. There was new bone near the ends of the host bone (H). Collagen matrix (C) remained across the bone defect (Periodic acid-Schiff stain, original magnification ×40).Back to article page