FIG. 9.
Abdominal wall closure defects, asplenia, and stomach hypoplasia in Sox11-deficient embryos. (A and B) Abdominal body wall malformations in Sox11-deficient mice (B) compared to their control littermates (A) at 18.5 dpc. (C to F) Appearance of stomach (st) with spleen (sp; white arrowheads) and pancreas (pa) of wild-type (C and D) and Sox11-deficient (E and F) mice at 18.5 dpc from ventral (C and E) and dorsal (D and F) aspects. es, esophagus; gt, gut.