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Figure 1. Expression of gnrh genes in the Ciona intestinalis larvae.

Spatial expression patterns of Ci-gnrh1 (A, C, and D) and Ci-gnrh2 (B, E, G, and H) in a whole body (A, B, and G) or trunk region (C-F, and H) of C. intestinalis larvae. The gene expression was visualized by whole-mount in situ hybridization (A, B, C, and E) or by GFP reporter expression under the control of the regulatory region of Ci-gnrh1 (D, G, and H). (F) An unstained control larva showing the otolith (ot) and ocellus (oc) pigment cells in the brain vesicle. White arrowheads in (D) indicate GFP-positive axons of papillar neurons (pn). The white arrowhead in (H) indicates a GFP positive neurite. bv, brain vesicle; nc, nerve cord; rten, rostoral trunk epidermal neuron; mg, motor ganglion. Scale bars: 100 µm in (A); 50 µm in (C).

Reference

Citation: Kusakabe TG, Sakai T, Aoyama M, Kitajima Y, Miyamoto Y, et al. (2012) A Conserved Non-Reproductive GnRH System in Chordates. PLoS ONE 7(7): e41955. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041955

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