Fig. 2

Fig. 2 Fig. 2. Single-plane laser scanning confocal photomicrographs to demonstrate the distributions of Sox10-iCreER^T2/tdT-labeled cells in the tongue and soft palate in postnatal mice (Tmx^E7.5) at different stages. A-B: Images of a fungiform papilla on a sagittal section (A₁, B₁) and circumvallate on a coronal section (A2, B2) of tongue at 2 ​wk (A) and 4 ​wk (B). C: Images of soft palate (C₁), fungiform papilla (C₂), foliate papilla on a sagittal section (C₃), and circumvallate papilla on a coronal section (C₄) of tongue tissue at 8 ​wk. Taste buds were marked by the immunosignals of Keratin 8 (Krt8, green). White dashed lines demarcate lingual epithelium from the underlying connective tissue. Scale bars: 50 ​μm for all images.