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

Figure 4

Meibomian gland morphology and size (i.e., area measurement) in both male and female GHA and WT control mice. (a) and (c) H & E staining in the upper and lower lid tissue showing meibomian glands. (b) and (d) quantification of upper and lower lid meibomian gland size without distinguishing sexes. (e) and (f) quantification of upper and lower lid meibomian gland size of both sexes. Each data point represents the size of one meibomian gland, the horizontal bar represents the mean, and the error bar represents SEM. Data were pooled from mice in each group. The magnifications for all photographs are 100x, and the size bar in (a) is 500 μm in length.

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