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Fig. 8. Induction and distribution of myeloid cells derived from the anterior ventral (AV) region of the neurula embryo. At the early neurula stage wnt inhibitors, such as dkk1, frzb-1 and crescent, were expressed in the prechordal plate and anterior endoderm (diagonal area). A high dose of dkk1 induces the heart mesoderm, while a low dose of dkk1 induces myeloid cells. The differentiated leukocytes start to migrate toward the posterior area at the tailbud stage. At the swimming tadpole stage, ventral blood island (VBI)- derived leukocytes appear, in addition to AV-derived leukocytes, and the former become a major population at the feeding tadpole stage. Image published in: Tashiro S et al. (2006) Copyright © 2006. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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