Fig. 5. Morphological changes in the posteriorized conditional mutant stomach:
E16.5 whole embryos were sectioned sagittally and stained with Hematoxylin and
Eosin for histological assessment. Corresponding regions in mutant and control
were estimated by morphological characteristics of mesenchyme of each regions
and relative location against other anatomical structures. (A,E) Duodenum.
(B,F) Pyloric region. (C,G) Hind stomach. (D,H) Fore stomach. Oblique arrows
across control and conditional mutant panels indicate changes of epithelial
characteristics in the conditional mutants. e, epithelium; sm, smooth muscle
layer.