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▪ Some items in the figure are identified by labels like “ma,” which stands for “masseter muscle.” The abbreviation is defined in the legend. (Shorter words could be spelled out on the figure itself.) ▪ The figure includes a line drawing of mouse head muscles for readers who are not familiar with them. ▪ The figure was printed in the journal in color, to show the staining of the various anatomic parts.
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Figure 5. Deficiency of head skeletal muscles and diaphragmatic hernia in MyoR -/- capsulin -/- neonates. Shown are coronal sections from MyoR -/- capsulin +/- mice (A and B) and MyoR -/- capsulin -/- mice (C and D); panels B and D show higher magnifications of A and C, respectively. gl, glands; m, mandible; ma, masseter muscle; p, palate; pt, pterygoid muscles; t, tongue; te, temporalis muscle. Asterisks in panel C denote missing muscles. (E) Diagrams of muscle groups missing from the double mutant. (F) Sagittal section of a MyoR -/- capsulin - /- mouse with a diaphragmatic hernia. Arrowheads mark the boundaries of the defect. The arrow indicates the diaphragm. d, diaphragm; g, gut; l, liver; p, pancreas. Scale bars, 200 m. (Figure reprinted with permission from Lu J et al. Control of facial muscle development by MyoR and capsulin. Science 298:2378 – 2381, 2002. © 2002 AAAS; legend adapted.)
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