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From: Evidence of connections between cerebrospinal fluid and nasal lymphatic vessels in humans, non-human primates and other mammalian species

Figure 1

Microfil distribution patterns in the head of mice and rats. All images are presented in sagittal plane with gradual magnification of the olfactory area adjacent to the cribriform plate. Reference scales are provided either as a ruler in the image (mm) or as a longitudinal bar (1 mm). A-C illustrates images of the mouse and D-F images of rat. The Microfil can be viewed in the perineurial space of the olfactory nerves external to the cranium and a network of lymphatic vessels containing yellow Microfil can be observed in the ethmoid turbinal systems of both species. In the example illustrated in 1C, the image was captured before fixation. The reddish spots are areas of hemorrhage in this particular animal. b – brain; cp – cribriform plate; et – ethmoid turbinates; ob – olfactory bulbs; on – olfactory nerves; ns – nasal septum.

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