(A) Undifferentiated and (B) differentiated MSC cultures were maintained in MesenCult™ ACF culture medium and MesenCult™ Chondrogenic Differentiation Medium, respectively. On Day 21, cell pellet samples were fixed, paraffin embedded, sectioned, and stained with Alcian Blue, which detects aggrecan within the cartilage matrix. Nuclear Fast Red was used as the nuclear counterstain.