Table 1.
Limb phenotypes resulting from RA treatment of animals with ectopic blastemas
| Wound location | Total surgeries performed | Surgeries that developed blastemas* | Blastemas that formed ectopic structures | Single cartilage element** | Multiple symmetrical cartilage elements** | Single limb** | Paired limbs** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior | 30 | 28 (93%) | 20 (71%) | 4 (20%) | 6 (30%) | 0 | 10 (50%) |
| Dorsal | 34 | 18 (53%) | 9 (50%) | 2 (22%) | 1 (11%) | 2 (22%) | 4 (44%) |
| Posterior | 26 | 26 (100%) | 5 (19%) | 4 (80%) | 1 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| Ventral | 21 | 18 (86%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Percentage of surgeries that developed blastemas.
**Percentage of ectopic blastemas that formed structures.