Fig. 1
From: Applied anatomy and morphology of Meibomian glands in the non-human primate
Anatomical and morphological features of the MGs of M. mulatta. (A) Eyelids were collected from M. mulatta and cleaned for whole mount imaging of the upper and lower MGs. A representative image was selected from a young M. mulatta (< 3 months) (B) The eyelids were then flat mounted and embedded for frozen sectioning to obtain coronal sections through the MGs. M. mulatta MGs were stained with H&E and digital images acquired of a section of the upper (B) and lower (E) eyelid under a LEICA microsystem DMi8 Inverted Microscope using spiral imaging. The eyelid margin is oriented towards the bottom of the image. (C and D) Higher magnification images of areas demarcated with a c and d in B are shown to evidence the detailed organization of the MG acinar cells along the collecting duct. (F) Higher magnification image of area demarcated in f in panel E showing the central collecting duct with connecting acini. Scale bar in panel A represents 1 mm, scale bar in panels B and E represents 1000 µm and scale bar in panels C, D and F represents 100 µm.
