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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Nov 15;36(24):E1555–E1561. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318210eec4

Figure 4. Fatemap of notochord cells in 24 week-old Gdf-5 heterozygous and null mice.

Figure 4

Total magnification: 50×. Both animals have the Shhcre and R26R alleles. A. Gdf-5 heterozygote disc. B. Gdf-5 null disc. As in Figure 3, cells of the notochord were found to comprise the nucleus pulposus. Lower panels: H&E-stained discs.