FIG. 9.

Expression of LTBP-2 mRNA at E6.5. LTBP-2 expression by E6.5 embryos was investigated by in situ hybridization. The bright-field image (A) and a section probed with a sense probe (B) are shown. Serial sections were probed for LTBP-2 (C) and other elastic fiber components, including MAGP-2 (D), fibrillin 1 (E), and tropoelastin (F). A signal for all of the elastic fiber components, including LTBP-2, is seen within the maternally derived decidual stroma (D) and the uterine muscle (U) but not within the embryo itself (arrow).