Fig. 5. Location of FGF receptors. The FGF receptors 1, 3 and 4 (green) were found
in many somatic cells, and, at a higher level, in germ cells (red) in both XX
and XY gonads at 11.5 dpc. FGFR1 (A,B) and FGFR4 (E,F) were concentrated at
the cell surface, while FGFR3 (C,D) was found within the cell. FGFR2 (G,H) was
detected in somatic cells at and near the coelomic epithelium in both XY and
XX gonads (arrows). FGFR2 was also detected in the nuclei of scattered cells
within the XY gonad (G, arrowheads). Nuclear FGFR2 was not observed in XX
gonads (H). The number of cells with nuclear FGFR2 increased in the interior
of the XY gonad between 11.0 and 11.6 dpc (arrows in I-K). Scale bar: 50
µm.