Whole-mount immunohistochemical analysis for embryonic limb skin vasculature: A model system to study vascular branching morphogenesis in embryo

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 51, 2011, Pages

  Li, Wenling ^a   Mukouyama, Yoh Suke ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial differentiation; Blood vessel; Confocal microscopy; Developmental biology; Issue 51; Lymphatic vessel; Mouse embryo; Vascular patterning; Whole mount immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355127950     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2620     Document Type: Article

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