Fate mapping hematopoietic lineages in the Xenopus embryo

Mary Constance Lane; Michael D Sheets

doi:10.1385/1-59259-826-9:137

Fate mapping hematopoietic lineages in the Xenopus embryo

Methods Mol Med. 2005:105:137-48. doi: 10.1385/1-59259-826-9:137.

Authors

Mary Constance Lane¹, Michael D Sheets

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, USA.

PMID: 15492393
DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-826-9:137

Abstract

Fate maps reveal the normal contribution of various regions of an early embryo to larval and adult structures. This chapter describes the mapping of primitive blood in embryos of the frog Xenopus laevis by the technique of lineage tracing with a fluorescent dextran.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Lineage / physiology*
Embryo, Nonmammalian / embryology
Hematopoiesis / physiology*
Larva / physiology
Xenopus laevis