Figure 3From: Up-regulation of multiple proteins and biological processes during maxillary expansion in ratsPhotomicrographs of the midpalatal sutures on day 5. SC: suture cartilage. SB: suture bone. Much more skeletal matrix (purple) is present adjacent to the suture cartilage in the ME group than in the control group. (Masson's trichrome, original magnification ×40).Back to article page