Growth Hormone Influence on the Morphology and Size of the Mouse Meibomian Gland

Figure 1

Meibomian gland morphology in male WT, GHA, and GHR−/− mice. (a) is from a WT mouse. (b) and (c) are from GHA mice. (d) is from GHR−/− mice. In (b) and (d), the arrows point to the cornified materials in the ducts. In (c) and (d), the thick arrows point to the secretory acini inserting into duct walls. In (d), the circle indicates possible gland dropout. All slides were stained with H & E, and the magnifications are 400x. The size bar in (a) is 50 μm in length.

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