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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Sci. 2013 Oct 29;19(1):172–180. doi: 10.1007/s00776-013-0485-z

Figure 7. Enlarged view of Fig. 5-A, i and j. Volar plates (VPs) are complex structures with three separate layers in wild-type mice. In Mkx-null mice, the orientation of the fibers of the VPs is disorganized.

Figure 7

(A) Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of the flexor digitorium profundus (FDP) tendon and VP in 28-week-old wild-type mice. a, The dorsal-most layer. b, The second layer. c, The palmar-most layer. (B) H&E staining 355 of the FDP tendon and VP in 28-week-old Mkx-null mice.