Figure 4
Comparison between (a–d) synchrotron high-resolution X-ray microtomographic images (PRI mode, Vvox = 0.653 μm3) of the left lamina propria fibrous network and (e) 2D histological micrographs of the right lamina propria excised from the same larynx L10. (a) 2D coronal view of L10-S3, [C2H60] = 70%. (b,c) Companion and orthogonal 2D transversal views. (d) Corresponding 3D reconstruction; (e) (top) Histological photomicrograph of L10-S5 prepared with Reticulin stain: Type III collagen fibres (black); muscle fibres (orange); stratified squamous epithelium (pink); (bottom) Zoom on the wavy arrangement of elastin and collagen bundles of fibres. ① EP, ② LP, ③ M.
