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. 2007 May 24;7:56. doi: 10.1186/1471-213X-7-56

Table 3.

Origin of melanophores

Graft Number of cases Spinal cord Fin Muscle Melanophores
Embryo neural crest 36 12 33 0 29
Embryo central neural plate 28 28 0 0 0
Embryo posterior ventral ectomesenchyme 28 0 13 5 0
Tadpole skin 22 0 0 13 17