Hyaluronan Synthase 3 Null Mice Exhibit Decreased Intestinal Inflammation and Tissue Damage in the DSS-Induced Colitis Model

Figure 8

Histology and immunohistochemistry of day 7 DSS-treated wild-type and HAS3 null rectal sections. Cross-section images from Figures 6 and 7 were enlarged to show detail with the following tissue regions marked as follows: (E) epithelium, (Lp) lamina propria, (Mm) muscularis mucosae, (Sm) submucosae, (V) blood vessels, (Me) muscularis externa, and (L) leukocytes. The luminal muscularis mucosa and submucosae boundary are marked in yellow dashed line.