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Fig. 7. Vimentin expression in the head region of the stage-26 embryo. In a transverse physical section through the head of a stage-26 embryo stained with 14h7 (A), vimentin-expressing head mesenchyme (hm) appears adjacent to the brain and in the region of the mandibular arch (ma). Vimentin-containing processes of cells of the mesencephalon (me) extend in toward the ventricle (nv). Staining in the cement gland is an artifact. In a transverse physical section through an anterior somite of the trunk stained with 14h7 (B), the mesenchyme at the surface of the somites (sm) is expressing vimentin. Vimentin- expressing cells (nv) are present at the margin of the neural tube and have small processes that extend midway to the ventricular surface. There are no vimentin-expressing cells in the ventral region of the neural tube. There appear to be vimentin-expressing mesenchymal cells dorsal to the neural tube (unmarked arrow), c, cement gland; ma, mandibular arch; me, mesencephalon; n, notochord; nt, neural tube; ov, optic vesicle; s, somites. Bars, 50 jxm in both parts. Image published in: Dent JA et al. (1989) Copyright © 1989. 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 vim.L vim-a, vim-b, vimentin X. laevis Throughout NF stage 26 mandibular arch mesenchyme neural tube head mesenchyme brain midbrain brain ventricle Image source: Published Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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