Fig. 2From: Carrageenan maintains the contractile phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells by increasing macromolecular crowding in vitroCharacterization of culture environment crowding degree (A, B) and CR on cell activity (C, D). A CR significantly increased the RH in the culture environment; B CR significantly increased FVO in the culture environment; C CR did not affect VSMCs survival; D live cell rates are all above 95%. Scale bar: 100 μm. (* indicates a significant difference from the control group, *P < 0.05)Back to article page