Fig. 3.
Lineage marker analysis confirms the presence of distinct developmental stages in long-term neural crest culture. (a) Immunocytochemical analysis of different passages throughout NCR differentiation (P0, P3, P6 and P9) for neural progenitors (DCX and SOX2), NCR (HNK1/CD57) and mesenchymal cells (CD44, Vimentin) confirms the presence of clearly distinct phenotypic stages in long-term NCR culture in congruence with morphological changes (Scale bar: 50 μm)