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Figure 2. A lateral myogenic population differentiates at the trunk level during neurulation. A: Whole-mount in situ hybridization of myogenic regulatory factor (MRF) and muscle-marker genes during the second part of neurulation. Brackets indicate the lateral myogenic population. Dorsal views. Vertical lines define the limit between anterior and trunk region. The anterior side of the embryos is on the left. B: Transverse sections at the trunk level of embryos submitted to in situ hybridization for Myod, Des (stage 16 and 17/18) or Myogenin mRNA detection (stage 17/18). 12/101 antibody detects differentiated muscle cells at stage 16 and 17/18 (blue). C: Localization of Myod mRNA on dorsal view and on transverse section at stage 21/22. Arrows and arrowheads indicate the dorsomedian and ventrolateral Myod expression domains, respectively. Dotted lines define the median differentiated muscle fibers. Nc, notochord. Download figure to PowerPoint. |
