Fig 2.
Imaging of gill filaments of Arctica islandica 5 μm above the z-depth (A), and in the z-depth of the blood vessel (B); Nitric oxide (NO) formation in gills is expressed as the DAF-2T fluorescence intensity ratio between hypoxic and control pO2 (C; n = 5–6). A1&B1: Overview of gill-filament structure (fluorescence image), showing nuclei in green (Syto-13 staining) and mitochondria in red (Mitrotracker Deep Red 633 staining); A2&B2: Representative NO formation in gill filaments indicated as green fluorescence (DAF-2T); A3&B3: Transmission image. The white box represents the region of interest (ROI) in the gill filaments, one layer above the z-depth analyzed for NO formation; bold white arrows indicate nuclei; pink arrows indicate blood vessel in the z-depth of the filament; epc = epithelial cells; elc = endothelial cells.
