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Fig. 4. The hypochord expresses transcripts for the small, diffusible form of the VEGF protein. (A) Schematic depiction of the dissection of a stage 32 embryo to separate the hypochord from the somites. (B) RT-PCR analysis demonstrates that transcripts encoding the small, diffusible form of VEGF are preferentially expressed in the hypochord relative to the intermediate or large forms. Positions of the PCR products representing the large, medium and small transcripts are indicated to the right of the figure. Total amount of RNA in the hypochord and somite fractions was estimated using the ubiquitous EF1-α sequence. Image published in: Cleaver O and Krieg PA (1998) Copyright © 1998. 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. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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