Skate embryo, tissues segmented and false colored (IMAGE)

Marine Biological Laboratory

Skate embryo, tissues segmented and false colored

Caption

Early skate embryo, with the different embryonic tissues segmented and false-colored for illustrative purposes. The neural tube (future brain and spinal cord) is cyan, the pharyngeal endoderm (lining of the throat and gills) is yellow, the paraxial mesoderm (future vertebrae and trunk muscles) is magenta, the lateral mesoderm (future fins) is green and the tail bud is blue.

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Courtesy of J. Andrew Gillis

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