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Figure 6-20.
Circulation in the developing medaka at stage 24 and stage 25. (A) Diagram of patent cranial vessels in the stage 24 embryo just before the initiation of circulation. Dorsolateral view. (B) Diagram of cranial vessels at stage 25, after the initiation of circulation. Dorsolateral view. (C) Diagram of primary circulatory system at stage 25 (vessels on the right side are not shown). (D) A Berlin blue dye-injected specimen (boxed region in C). Lateral view. (E) Angiogram of the head at stage 25. Dorsal view. (F) Diagram of E. Rostral is to the left in each panel. Arteries and veins are colored black and light gray, respectively. A glossary of the names of all vessels in this and subsequent figures is provided in Abbreviations section (6.1.6.3.). All the abbreviations with a prime superscript in this and subsequent figures represent the vessels on the right side. The names of anlages are noted as landmarks. (Fujita et al., 2006. Reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)