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. 2018 Oct 23;8:15647. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34092-5

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Hippocampal neurons from Sema3a−/− embryos extend supernumerary axons in culture. (ac) Cultures of hippocampal or cortical neurons from E17 Sema3a+/− or Sema3a−/− embryos were analyzed at 3, 4, 5 and 6 d.i.v. by staining with an anti-MAP2 (green, dendrites) and the Tau-1 (a, red, axons) or an anti-AnkG antibody (b, red, AIS marked by arrow heads). Representative images of hippocampal neurons at the indicated times in culture are shown. The scale bar is 25 μm. (c) The percentage of unpolarized hippocampal neurons without an axon or AIS (0, red), polarized neurons with a single axon or AIS (1, blue), neurons with multiple axons or AIS (>1, green) and neurons with neurites that are positive for both axonal and dendritic markers (in, yellow) is shown (Student’s t-test and two-way ANOVA; n = 3 independent experiments with >150 neurons per genotype; values are means ± s.e.m., **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 compared to control as indicated).