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Fig. 4. Ontogeny of the dorsal aorta (DA) and hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in Xenopus. (A) Runx1 expression and HSC emergence is restricted to the DA encompassing the trunk. (B) The DA is anatomically subdivided into paired DA, trunk DA and tail artery. HSCs only emerge in the trunk DA. (C) Diagram summarizing the blastomere origins of the anatomical subdivision of the DA. Image published in: Ciau-Uitz A et al. (2010) Copyright © 2010. Reproduced with permission of the Publisher, University of the Basque Country Press. Gene Synonyms Species Stage(s) Tissue runx1.L aml, aml-1, aml1, aml1 oncogene, aml1-evi-1, amlcr1, cbfa2, evi-1, LOC108709238, pebp2ab, Runx-1, Xaml, Xaml1 X. laevis Throughout NF stage 39 head vasculature dorsal aorta Image source: Published Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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