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Gene |
Clone |
Species |
Stages |
Anatomy |
nkx2-5
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laevis
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NF stage 26
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mesoderm
,
endoderm
,
cardiac mesoderm
,
pharynx
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nkx2-5
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laevis
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NF stage 27
to
NF stage 28
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mesoderm
,
heart
,
myocardium
,
endoderm
,
cardiac mesoderm
,
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nkx2-5
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laevis
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NF stage 40
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heart
,
myocardium
,
cardiac mesoderm
,
left atrium
,
right atrium
,
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nkx2-5
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laevis
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NF stage 32
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mesoderm
,
heart
,
myocardium
,
endoderm
,
cardiac mesoderm
,
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nkx2-3
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laevis
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NF stage 32
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brain
,
mesoderm
,
heart
,
myocardium
,
endoderm
,
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nkx2-3
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laevis
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NF stage 27
to
NF stage 28
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brain
,
mesoderm
,
heart
,
myocardium
,
endoderm
,
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FIG. 3. The Xenopus tinman homologues are expressed in distinctive patterns in the different germ layers. Embryos were stained by whole-mount in situ hybridisation for XNkx2-5 (A), XNkx2-3
G, H), and XNkx2-10 (I) expression. Transverse sections are shown in A and I and a parasaggital section in H. Expression is shown
in dark blue and nuclei are counter-stained in red with Fuelgen.
Embryos were at early tail bud (stage 26, A), heart trough (stage 27/28, B, G), linear heart tube (stage 32, C, H, I), or chamber formation stages (stage 40, D). TO, outflow tract; V, ventricle; A,
atrium; SV, sinus venosus; PE, pharyngeal endoderm; M, myocardium; DM, dorsal mesocardium; CG, cement gland; Me, mesoderm.
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