Figure 2.

The auricle of the hairless SKH1 -hr^hr mouse. (A) Positioning of the mouse auricle for intravital microscopy. The image shows the auricle fixed using two 6/0 sutures and after placement of a glass cover slip, which enables water immersion during fluorescence microscopy. (B) Intravital microscopy of the main branching of the neurovascular bundle in 50× magnification following iv FITC-dextran injection. (C) HE histology of the auricle illustrating the rich vasculature (A–arteriole; V–venule; D–dermis; E–epidermis; M–muscle; C–Cartilage).