. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Dev Biol. 2009 Sep 22;336(1):30–41. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.09.022

Table 5.

Distribution of Noggin+ cells in the eyes of ablated embryos

	Retina		Lens		POM
Embryo	left	right	left	right	left	right
#7	3 Nog+/MyoD+		0 Nog+	0 Nog+	0 Nog+	0 Nog+
	3 Nog+/MyoD−	1 Nog+/MyoD−
#9	14 Nog+/G8+	4 Nog+/G8+	2 Nog+/G8+	1 Nog+/G8+	0 Nog+	0 Nog+
	1 Nog+/G8−

All sections through the stages 23–24 eyes of embryos ablated at stage 2 were double labeled for the G8 antigen or MyoD mRNA and Noggin mRNA or Noggin protein. The number of cells expressing Noggin (Nog) with or without MyoD or G8 was determined in the retina, lens and periocular mesenchyme (POM). Ablation of MyoD+ cells in the epiblast reduced or eliminated Noggin+ cells in ocular tissues. Fewer Noggin+ cells were present in the right eyes of ablated embryos than the left eyes.