Figure 3.
Comparison of coronal section images to estimate skin thickness. The hypodermis (H) of the older PEPCK-Cmus mouse in (a) is thinner than that of the control (b) by 83% while the epidermis (E) of the control is 16% thinner than the transgenic. The dermis (D) of both animals was similar. The parietal peritoneum (P) thickness was also same. The pancreas (C) and spleen (S) are visible in these images. Skin thickness as an ageing marker indicates that the ageing process may be slower in the PEPCK-Cmus mouse (Bar = 1 mm).