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Fig. 1. Xenopus hypaxial muscles and lbx1 expression. Stage 37 (A) and 45 (B) tadpoles were stained with the 12/101 antibody. A is a lateral view, while B is a ventral view with anterior to the left. The hypaxial muscles consist of the rectus abdominus, rectus cervicus and geniohyoideus. (C-H) Expression of lbx1 from stage 17 to 42. (C) Neural expression precedes myoblast expression (stage 17, dorsal view). (D) Early myoblast expression can be seen at stage 26 (arrowhead). (E,F) Myoblast expression expands posteriorly and ventrally as development procedes. (G) At stage 37, lbx1-positive cells can be seen migrating around the hyoid (arrow). (H) By stage 42, very few lbx1-positive myoblasts are seen in the ventral body wall region (arrowheads). Image published in: Martin BL and Harland RM (2006) Copyright © 2006. Image reproduced with permission of the publisher and the copyright holder. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Gene Synonyms Species Stage(s) Tissue lbx1.L hpx-6, hpx6, lbx1h X. laevis Throughout NF stage 17 neural plate neuroectoderm pre-chordal neural plate lbx1.L hpx-6, hpx6, lbx1h X. laevis Sometime during NF stage 26 to NF stage 37 and 38 myoblast trunk muscle hypaxial muscle hindbrain posterior neural tube neuroectoderm lbx1.L hpx-6, hpx6, lbx1h X. laevis Throughout NF stage 42 hypaxial muscle hindbrain posterior neural tube Image source: Published Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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