FIG. 7.
Retardation of hair follicle development in Akt1-knockout mice. (A) Representative staining of endogenous alkaline phosphatase in Akt1 heterozygous (Akt1+/−) and Akt1-knockout (Akt1−/−) skin at P1 (left panels) and P4 (right panels) are given. Arrowheads indicate the persistence of early HFs in the Akt1−/− skin. (B) The hair scores (left panel) and detailed analysis of the percentage of HFs at distinct stages of morphogenesis (right panel) in three different Akt1+/− and Akt1−/− skin were assessed by quantitative histomorphometry at the indicated developmental age. (C) Skin sections of Akt1+/− and Akt1−/− mice at P4 were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (left panels), and the thickness of total skin and hypodermis were determined by histomorphometry (right panel). Independent Student's t test: *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01. Magnification bars, 50 μm.