Fig. 1.

Anatomy of mouse T-PVAT. a Gross picture of adult mouse T-PVAT. b Whole-mount Oil Red staining of adult mouse T-PVAT. b1 Magnification, upper segment of T-PVAT. b2. Magnification, lower segment of T-PVAT. c–e Whole-mount Oil Red staining of transverse sections of adult mouse T-PVAT at T4 (c), T7 (d), and T9 (e) vertebra levels; n = 8 mice. f–h Hematoxylin and eosin staining of transverse sections of adult mouse T-PVAT at T4 (f), T7 (g), and T9 (h) vertebra levels; n = 8 mice. Scale bar: 400 μm. PAT paravertebral adipose tissue, AP A-T-PVAT, LLP LL-T-PVAT, RLP RL-T-PVAT, TA thoracic aorta, SC spinal cord, V vertebra