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Histology of dolphin blubber.
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posted on 2015-02-26, 03:12 authored by Osamu Hashimoto, Hirofumi Ohtsuki, Takehiko Kakizaki, Kento Amou, Ryo Sato, Satoru Doi, Sara Kobayashi, Ayaka Matsuda, Makoto Sugiyama, Masayuki Funaba, Takashi Matsuishi, Fumio Terasawa, Junji Shindo, Hideki Endo(A) Representative tissue sample taken for histology (EL-13175). Scale bar = 1 cm. (B) Pacific white-side dolphin (SNH11012) blubber, fixed, sectioned and stained (HE, Left panel; Azan, Right panel): outer (I), middle (II) and inner (III) layer of the blubber. a, epidermis; b, dermis. Connective tissues indicated by asterisks. Nerve fibres indicated by arrows. Scale bar = 100 μm.
