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Vangl2-lacking Mouse Embryo Brain Lacks Early-born Neurons

Caption: Early-born neurons (green) are more abundant in the Vangl2-lacking mouse embryo brain (bottom) due to premature progenitor differentiation.

Credit: Lake, B.B., and S.Y. Sokol. 2009. J. Cell Biol. doi:10.1083/jcb.200807073.

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