Fig. 3.

Expression of Sox-5 protein (a–l). a – General TMJ image with mandibular condyle (MC), articular disc (AD) and temporal bone (TB). b, c and e − Mandibular condyle with fibrous (FL), proliferative (PL) and chondrocytes layers (CL). c and e− Chondrocytes layer (CL) of mandibular condyle. f and g- Hypertrophic chondrocytes layer (HCL) of mandibular condyle with nuclear staining (arrow). d, g and h – Bone formation (BF) in the mandibular condyle (MC), with ostoblastic expression (arrow). i and j – Articular disc showing imunostaining surrounding vessels (arrow). k and l- Mandibular fossa of temporal bone (TB) with expression in osteocytes (*). a-Bar = 500 μm. b and k - Bar = 200 μm. c, d and i-Bar = 100 μm. e, f, g, h, j and l- Bar = 50 μm.