Supplementary Movie S5
Dermal lymphatic vessel contraction is associated with SMCs coverage in the PdgfbiLECKO mouse (mutant). An anaesthetized PdgfbiLECKO mouse following subcutaneous ear injection with Tritc Dextran, and time-lapse imaged utilizing a Leica M205FA microscope with a PLANAPO 1.0x objective. Arrows indicate contracting sites within the lymphatic vasculature. Scale bar, 200 μm.
Smooth muscle cell recruitment to lymphatic vessels requires PDGFB and impacts vessel size but not identity
Development 2017. 144:3590-3601; doi: 10.1242/dev.147967