Fig. 1From: Role of collagen degradation pathway in sphingomyelin synthase 2-deficient mouse skinElastica van Gieson staining of SMS2-deficient mice skin to determine the dermal thickness. a Images of stained WT and SMS2-deficient mouse skin. Scale bar = 50 μm. b Quantification of the dermal thickness in the two mouse groups. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD, and statistical analysis was performed with the Student’s t test (*p < 0.05)Back to article page