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ZDB-FIG-090826-5

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Santoro et al., 2009 - Characterization of vascular mural cells during zebrafish development

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Fig. 3

Vascular mural cells are present around the dorsal aorta in larvae. Confocal images of transverse sections of 80 hpf Tg(flk1:gfp)^s843 wild-type larvae stained for Transgelin (red; (a–e)) and DNA (blue; (e)). Vascular MCs are Transgelin-positive cells surrounding endothelial cells (ECs) (green) of the dorsal aorta (DA). Sections shown are at the level of the 2nd (a, d and e), 10th (b) and 18th (c) somite. Vascular Transgelin-positive MCs are absent from the PCV in all sections (a–d). High-magnification images show that Transgelin-positive MCs (white asterisks) are single cells clearly distinguishable from endothelial cells (ECs: white dots). Scale bars, 20 μm. NT, neural tube; NC, notochord; DA, dorsal aorta; PCV, posterior cardinal vein; G, gut; L, vascular lumen.

Expression Data

Gene:	EGFP
Antibody:	Ab1-tagln
Fish:	s843Tg
Anatomical Terms:	blood vessel endothelial cell vascular associated smooth muscle cell
Stage:	Protruding-mouth

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Reprinted from Mechanisms of Development, 126(8-9), Santoro, M.M., Pesce, G., and Stainier, D.Y., Characterization of vascular mural cells during zebrafish development, 638-649, Copyright (2009) with permission from Elsevier. Full text @ Mech. Dev.