Fig. 4. Immunofluorescent staining for desmoplakin in control and Cx43 CKO mouse
heart sections. Heart sections are double stained for desmoplakin (A, control;
D, CKO) and Cx43 (B, control; E, CKO) and imaged with a confocal microscope.
Merged images are shown in C (control) and F (CKO). No change in the pattern
of desmoplakin staining in CKO hearts is evident in comparison with controls.
Magnification, 40x; bar, 50 µm.