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FIG. 1. 3D modelling of the tadpole head region. The notochord provides an appropriate reference structure for 3D reconstruction of the
developing heart. (A) Whole-mount immunostaining with MZ15 polyclonal antibody demonstrates that the notochord (N) forms an
approximately linear rod above the heart region of the stage 34 tadpole. Episcopic images from a stage 35 embryo yield 3D models (B and
C) which accurately reproduce organ morphology. Brain (magenta), notochord (yellow), eyes (white), heart tube (red), liver primordium
(cyan). Note the spiral shape of the looping heart tube and its extension (as the sinus venosus) over the dorsal surface of the liver. Posterior
bifurcation of the sinus venosus into the Cuverian ducts is also evident. Image published in: Mohun TJ et al. (2000) Copyright © 2000. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, Elsevier B. V. Larger Image Printer Friendly View |