Figure 4From: Morphology of the transverse ligament of the atlas and the alar ligaments in the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes var)Histological morphology of the alar ligaments in silver fox. Transverse sections of the ligaments stained with Sirius red are presented under two magnifications (a, b). Dense collagen bundles (red) can be seen and nuclei of fibrocytes (dark blue). The collagen bundles run either in parallel or cross. No chondrocytes were seen in the entire ligaments.Back to article page