Fig. 9. A model for the dynamics of SMC-lineages during aortic development.
Blue stripe indicates lateral plate mesoderm; red stripe, sclerotome; solid
blue, lateral plate mesoderm-derived SMCs; solid red, somite-derived SMCs;
solid green, serosal mesothelium-derived SMC; nt, neural tube; g, gut; ra,
renal artery; sm, superior mesenteric artery.