Fig. 2.
Cross-sections of heads showing secondary palate, a–c, 129/Ola × CF-1 background; embryonic d 18.5. a, Wild-type (+/+) embryonic head with fused palate, b, TGF-β3-null (−/−) embryo with a cleft in the posterior palate, c, TGF-β3-null (−/−) embryo with a cleft in the anterior palate region, d, Day 1 −/− neonate with complete cleft palate; 129/Ola × C57BL/6 background. Heads were Bouin´s-fixed.