Fig. 2. Aganglionosis in the distal colon of RET S697A mice. Whole-mount
AchE histochemistry of the distal intestine of wild-type (A-D) and
homozygous S697A mutant newborns (E-H) at P3. Lower magnification views
(A,E) and higher magnification views in the proximal colon (B,F), the middle
colon (C,G) and the distal colon (D,H) are shown. Homozygous mutant mice
exhibited marked reduction of enteric ganglia in the middle colon (G) and
their absence in the distal colon (H). Arrowheads, cecum; asterisks, terminus
of the colon; bars, 1 mm.