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. 2017 Aug 15;7:8295. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07603-z

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Temporal delay in Zpr1 mutation reduces severity of defects in the development of respiratory system. Whole diaphragms from E18.5 embryos were stained with neurofilament (NF) antibody. Images shown are composite of individual panels acquired by TileScan using confocal microscope. Diaphragms from (a,a’) control (b,b’) Zpr1 Hb9MNΔ and (c,c’) Zpr1 ChATMNΔ mice showing innervation of phrenic nerve in the muscle. Comparison of the phrenic nerve staining between Zpr1 Hb9MNΔ and Zpr1 ChATMNΔ mice shows remarkable improvement in the development and innervation of phrenic nerve upon temporal delay in Zpr1 mutation in motor neurons. Arrowheads indicate phrenic nerve. Scale bar is 1000 μm.