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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 16.
Published in final edited form as: Cell. 1997 Mar 7;88(5):603–613. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81903-0

Table 2.

Analysis of Metanephric Development

Developmental age E11.5 E13.5 P0
Wild type n = 10 n = 10 n = 60
 Ureter, branches 100% 100% 100%
α8 Mutant n = 8 n = 28 n = 114
 No ureter 0% 29% 75%
 Ureter, not in mesenchyme 100% 25% 0%
 Ureter, in mesenchyme 0% 29% 9%
 Ureter, branches 0% 18% 17%

Wild-type or mutant embryos (E11.5 or E13.5) were sectioned, stained with hematoxilin and eosin, and analyzed for progression of metanephric development. P0 animals were analyzed by dissection and visual inspection.

n, number of ureters analyzed.