Figure 3
From: Deletion of Pdcd5 in mice led to the deficiency of placenta development and embryonic lethality
Analysis of Pdcd5+/+ and Pdcd5–/– placentas by scanning electron microscopy and PAS staining. (a) Scanning electron microscope analysis of the labyrinth zone in Pdcd5+/+ and Pdcd5–/– placentas at E12.5 (× 10 000). (b) Periodic acid/Schiff (PAS) staining of Pdcd5+/+ and Pdcd5–/– placentas at E12.5. The layers of the placental architecture are labeled: decidua basalis (DB), junctional zone (JZ) and labyrinth zone (LZ). (c and d) PAS staining in Pdcd5+/+ and Pdcd5−/− LZ and JZ at E12.5. Trophoblasts are marked as trophoblast giant cells (asterisks), glycogen trophoblasts (triangles) and spongiotrophoblasts (hearts)
