Figure 2A Young and aged adrenal gland immunolabelled with HSPG2, NG2 and Podocalyxin. Higher magnification insets show cortex (Co) and medulla (Me). Combined box and whiskers, and scatter plot with quantification of vessel density in young and aged adrenal glands. Data information: The white and dashed lines in each panel represent the outlines of each organ. (n=5), P-values and two-tailed unpaired t-tests. ns: not significant; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001. Nuclei: TO-PRO-3. For the Combo plots, the boxes represent mean ± s.d., line in the box is the median, and the lower and upper lines show the minimum and the maximum of the values. The line on the right side of these combined plots represents the sample distribution. Co: Cortex; Me: Medulla Scale bars for tile scan 3D images 200 µm, for insets 50 µm. B Young and aged ovary immunolabelled with Sca-1, PDGFRβ and Emcn. Higher magnification insets show cortex and medulla. Combo plot with quantification of vessel density in young and aged ovary. Data information: The white and dashed lines in each panel represent the outlines of each organ. (n=5), P-values and two-tailed unpaired t-tests. ns: not significant; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001. Nuclei: TO-PRO-3. For the Combo plots, the boxes represent mean ± s.d., line in the box is the median, and the lower and upper lines show the minimum and the maximum of the values. The line on the right side of these combined plots represents the sample distribution. Co: Cortex; Me: Medulla Scale bars for tile scan 3D images 200 µm, for insets 50 µm. C Young (10-weeks-old) and aged pituitary gland immunolabelled with ESM-1, Collagen IV and Emcn. Insets with higher magnifications of pars distalis and pars nervosa regions. Combo plot shows quantification of vessel density. Data information: The white and dashed lines in each panel represent the outlines of each organ. (n=5), P-values and two-tailed unpaired t-tests. ns: not significant; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001. Nuclei: TO-PRO-3. For the Combo plots, the boxes represent mean ± s.d., line in the box is the median, and the lower and upper lines show the minimum and the maximum of the values. The line on the right side of these combined plots represents the sample distribution. Pd: Pars Distalis; Pn: Pars Nervosa. Scale bars for tile scan 3D images 200 µm, for insets 50 µm. D Young and aged testis immunolabelled with Tie-2 and HSPG2. Higher magnifications of cortex and medulla. Combo plot shows quantification of vessel density. Data information: The white and dashed lines in each panel represent the outlines of each organ. (n=5), P-values and two-tailed unpaired t-tests. ns: not significant; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001. Nuclei: TO-PRO-3. For the Combo plots, the boxes represent mean ± s.d., line in the box is the median, and the lower and upper lines show the minimum and the maximum of the values. The line on the right side of these combined plots represents the sample distribution. Scale bars for tile scan 3D images 200 µm, for insets 50 µm. E Young and aged pancreas immunolabelled with SM22α and Endoglin. Insets representative of higher magnifications of regions in young and aged pancreas. Combo plot shows quantification of vessel density. Data information: The white and dashed lines in each panel represent the outlines of each organ. (n=5), P-values and two-tailed unpaired t-tests. ns: not significant; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001. Nuclei: TO-PRO-3. For the Combo plots, the boxes represent mean ± s.d., line in the box is the median, and the lower and upper lines show the minimum and the maximum of the values. The line on the right side of these combined plots represents the sample distribution. Scale bars for tile scan 3D images 200 µm, for insets 50 µm. F Young and aged thyroid gland immunolabelled with CXCR4, Laminin and Emcn. Combo plot shows quantification of vessel density in young and aged thyroid glands. Insets: periphery and centre of the thyroid gland. The white and dashed lines in each panel represent the outlines of each organ. (n=5), P-values and two-tailed unpaired t-tests. ns: not significant; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001. Nuclei: TO-PRO-3. For the Combo plots, the boxes represent mean ± s.d., line in the box is the median, and the lower and upper lines show the minimum and the maximum of the values. The line on the right side of these combined plots represents the sample distribution. ; Pe: Periphery Ct: Center Scale bars for tile scan 3D images 200 µm, for insets 50 µm.