Fig. 2
Right-side view of a 3D reconstruction of the fetal ventral pancreas and pancreatic arteries. Upper abdominal organ sections of a CRL 155 mm fetus were immunochemically stained for pancreatic polypeptide (PP) expression (i.e., the ventral pancreas), and sections were then used to create a 3D topographical reconstruction. The
blue color indicates strong PP expression.
a The
transverse line marked
b–e correspond to the sections of immunostaining shown in
b–
e, respectively. Note the gastroduodenal artery (
GDA) running alongside the neck of the pancreas (
arrowhead).
AIPDA and
PIPDA anterior and posterior inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, respectively;
ASPDA and
PSPDA anterior and posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery, respectively;
CBD common bile duct,
CT celiac trunk,
D2 and
D3 the second and third portions of the duodenum,
SMA superior mesenteric artery. Other abbreviations are as for Fig.
1