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Figure 5. Whole-mount in situ hybridization analysis of Xenopus tropicalis peroxidasin expression during development. Whole-mount in situ hybridizations showing the expression of Xtpxn at various stages. A: Side view of a zygote at 60 min postfertilization. The animal hemisphere is to the top. B: Cut face view of a zygote bisected along the animal vegetal axis. The animal hemisphere is to the top. C: Side view of two-cell stage embryo. The animal hemisphere is to the top. D: An animal view of a 32-cell stage embryo. E: Cut face view of a blastula stage 9 bisected along the animal vegetal axis. The animal hemisphere is to the top. F: Dorsal view of a neurula stage 17 embryo. Anterior is to the left. G: Lateral view of a neurula stage 17 embryo. Anterior is to the left. H: Lateral view of stage 23 embryo. Anterior is to the left. I: Lateral view of a early tailbud stage 27 embryo. J: High-power dorsal view of the hindbrain region of an early tailbud stage 27 embryo. K: Lateral view of a tailbud stage 31 embryo. Anterior is to the left. L: High-power view of the developing pronephros on the flank of a tailbud stage 31 embryo. M: The anterior region of a tailbud stage 34 embryo. N: A dorsal view of the midbrain/hindbrain region of a tailbud stage 34 embryo. O: The posterior region of a tailbud stage 34 embryo. P: High-power view of the developing pronephros on the flank of a tailbud stage 34 embryo. Q: A 10- mu m transverse section through a stage 34 embryo at the level of the pronephros. R: High-power view of 10- mu m transverse section through pronephric duct of a stage 34 embryo. bcl, blastocoele cavity; bra, branchial arches; end, endoderm; eye, eye; hb, hindbrain; mhj, midbrain/hindbrain junction; nne, non-neural ectoderm; nt, neural tube; pcd, proctodeum; pf, posterior fin; pnd, pronephric duct; pnt, pronephric tubule; tlb, tail bud. Image published in: Tindall AJ et al. (2005) Copyright © 2005. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Gene Synonyms Species Stage(s) Tissue pxdn X. tropicalis Sometime during unfertilized egg stage to NF stage 6 (32-cell) animal hemisphere pxdn X. tropicalis Throughout NF stage 13 to NF stage 21 zygote neural tube ectoderm pxdn X. tropicalis Sometime during NF stage 23 to NF stage 27 eye otic vesicle branchial arch tail bud pronephric mesenchyme intermediate mesoderm pxdn X. tropicalis Throughout NF stage 27 pronephric mesenchyme hindbrain pxdn X. tropicalis Sometime during NF stage 31 to NF stage 44 pronephric tubule eye neural tube midbrain-hindbrain boundary fin proctodeum pronephric kidney pronephric duct distal tubule pxdn X. tropicalis Throughout NF stage 33 and 34 eye fin tail bud mesoderm ectoderm midbrain-hindbrain boundary branchial arch midbrain endoderm Image source: Published Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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