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. 2015 Dec 15;10(12):e0145018. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145018

Fig 5. Soft palate vascularization is closely related to innervation and located mainly in oro-medial regions.

Fig 5

(A-L) MHC (green) and CD31 (red) co-immunostaining along the antero-posterior axis of the mouse soft palate at E13.5 (A-C), E14.5 (D-F), E16.5 (G-I), and P0 (J-L) at the level of the TVP and PLG (A, D, G, J), LVP (B, E, H, K), and PLP and SPC (C, F, I, L). Dashed lines indicate the outline of the palatal shelf and tongue epithelium. Arrows indicate blood vessels supplying the palatal shelves in a pattern similar to that of innervation and complementary to the differentiated muscle, mainly located orally in the medial region. The schematic drawings indicate the orientation and the position of each section. Scale bars: 200μm.