Fig. 5. Defects in the allantois and placental vasculature of
Bmp4lacZ/S2G embryos. (A,B) Expression
of Gata4 in E8.75 embryos, analyzed by whole mount in situ
hybridization. Arrows indicate the distal end of the allantois that has not
undergone cavitation in Bmp4lacZ/S2G embryos. (C-H)
ß-Galactosidase expression in whole-mount placentas isolated from
Bmp4lacZ/+ or Bmp4lacZ/S2G embryos at
E9.5 (C,D), E10.5 (E,F) or E11.5 (G,H). Inset in E and F shows a sagittal
section through the placenta. (I,J) Whole-mount anti-PECAM
staining of placentas from E11.5 littermates.