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Forelimb-skin regeneration and wound healing after excision. A: Illustration of a metamorphosed froglet; the red rectangle shows the location for skin excision. B: The skin wound immediately after excision. C: Intact forelimb skin stained with Elastica van Gieson and Alcian blue. Epi, epidermis; der, dermis; mg, mucous gland; sg, serous gland; mus, muscle (n = 1). D'–H': Magnified views of the rectangles in D–H. Time after incision: D,D', 0 hr (immediately after skin excision) (n = 2); E,E', 24 hr (n = 4), F,F', 4 days (n = 4), G,G', 10 days (n = 5); H,H', 1 month after excision (n = 4). Black arrowheads (B) indicate the wound site. Open arrowheads (D–H) indicate the right-hand border of the wound. Asterisk (H') indicates an exocrine gland duct. B: Bar = 1 mm. C–H, D'–H': Bar = 50 µm.
Image published in: Otsuka-Yamaguchi R et al. (2017) Copyright © 2017. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Larger Image Printer Friendly View |