Figure 4.

Rodent diaphragm anatomy. Normal E17.5 rat diaphragm whole mount, with key morphological components highlighted: curvilinear gross morphology of each muscular hemi-diaphragm (dashed line), non-muscularized central tendon (CT), anterior and posterior muscular extension along lateral body wall (hollow arrows). (Photomicrograph adapted with editorial permission from [17].)

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