Figure 1.
Whole mount analysis of mammary gland development in Cd151+/+ and Cd151 −/− mice. The morphology of whole mount #4 mammary glands was analysed at different stages in FVB Cd151+/+ and Cd151−/− mice. Mammary gland development was assessed in virgin glands (V, top panel) and appeared to occur normally in Cd151−/− animals as compared to Cd151+/+ mice. Mammary gland differentiation during pregnancy (day 17 of pregnancy, middle panel) and lactation (lactation day 2, bottom panel) was also unchanged in Cd151−/− mice.