Figure 4.
Photomicrograph of the (a) transversal and (b) longitudinal aspect of a primary hair follicle stained with Lillie’s stain. Note the hair follicle (HF) and melanin granules (arrows) seen as round black structures. (c) Melanin concentrations in male and female C57BL/6 mice skin presented in arbitrary units of melanin granule area, averages and standard errors (n=5 per group). Scale bar corresponds to 20 µm.
