Distribution of endothelial cell divisions during sprout formation
. | Day 6 . | . | Day 8 . | . | ||
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Location in vessel . | WT, % (23) . | flt-1−/−, % (75) . | WT, % (42) . | flt-1−/−, % (38) . | ||
Primary vessel | 78 | 75 | 90 | 91 | ||
Total sprout field | 22 | 25 | 10 | 9 | ||
Proximal sprout area* | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
Distal sprout area | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nascent sprout area | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
. | Day 6 . | . | Day 8 . | . | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location in vessel . | WT, % (23) . | flt-1−/−, % (75) . | WT, % (42) . | flt-1−/−, % (38) . | ||
Primary vessel | 78 | 75 | 90 | 91 | ||
Total sprout field | 22 | 25 | 10 | 9 | ||
Proximal sprout area* | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
Distal sprout area | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nascent sprout area | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
The number in parentheses indicates the total number of cell divisions for each genotype. Numbers that are not bold are subdivisions of total sprout field.
Different compartments of the sprout field.