Fig. 7
Histological analysis of kidneys, lungs and inner ears of SktΔEx1-20 mice. HE staining of organs isolated from 2 week old wt and SktΔEx1-20 mice. a-b overviews of longitudinal sections through the kidney and magnifications of the cortex (c), medulla (m) and papilla (p) regions c-h indicated by lines in a. Arrowheads in c and d point to the cortex-specific Glomerular capsules. i-j Sections through lung tissue. Rectangles in i and j indicate the regions shown at higher magnification in k-n. Al: Alveolus, Bi: Bronchiole, PV: pulmonary vessel, Ac: Acini, AlSa: alveolar sac, AlDu: alveolar duct. o-r Midmodiolar cochlea sections. Rectangles in q and r indicate the regions shown at higher magnification in s and t. st: scala tympani, sv: scala vestibuli, sm: scala media, otc: otic capsule, ls: spiral limbus; rm: Reissner‘s membrane, stv: stria vascularis, sl: spiral ligament, co: organ of corti, sg: spiral ganglion, ohc: outer hair cells