ALSG	aplasia of lacrimal and salivary glands
C57BL/6	C57 black 6
CE	conjunctival epithelium
CoMBI	correlative microscopy and block-face imaging
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DNA	deoxynucleic acid
E15.5	embryonic day 15.5
FGF10, Fgf10	fibroblast growth factor 10
FGFR2b, Fgfr2b	fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, isoform b
HCR	hybridization chain reaction
HE	Hematoxylin and Eosin
HG	Harderian gland
ICR	institute of cancer research
ISH	in situ hybridization
KO	Knockout
LG	lacrimal gland
NHS	normal horse serum
OCT	optimal cutting temperature
P10	postnatal day 10
Pax6	paired homeobox gene 6
PER	primer exchange reaction
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PFA	Paraformaldehyde
SABER-FISH	signal amplification by exchange reaction-fluorescence ISH
WT	wild-type