Mouse tail. Light micrograph of a cross-section through a mouse's tail. At centre is the tailbone (white). Below the two bony protuberances at the top

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Mouse tail. Light micrograph of a cross-section through a mouse's tail. At centre is the tailbone (white). Below the two bony protuberances at the top of the bone are nerves (orange speckled circles). The large brown ovoid structures are muscles and tendons. A vein (green squiggle) is seen at top centre. The outer layer of skin, the epidermis, is dark brown. Below this is the dermis (light brown), a layer of fibrous connective tissue that contains the hair follicles (blue circles), some of which are associated with sebaceous glands (orange structures). Magnification: x85 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 5906px × 4724px
Photo credit: © THOMAS DEERINCK, NCMIR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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