Figure 2: Total hindlimb length is reduced by removal of embryo movement at selected time-points during development. | Scientific Reports

Figure 2: Total hindlimb length is reduced by removal of embryo movement at selected time-points during development.

From: Limb proportions show developmental plasticity in response to embryo movement

Figure 2

Mean ± SEM total limb length in control (n = 5) and immobilized (n = 4) chicken embryos is unchanged by (a) immobilization between E10–14. Total limb length is reduced by immobilization between (b) E13–16 and (c) E15–18 when compared by Mann-Whitney U-tests (P < 0.05 and 0.001 respectively). (d) MRI monitoring of mean ± SEM limb length daily in control (n = 6) and immobilized (n = 4) chicks. *Indicates P < 0.05.

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