Xenotransplantation of Embryonic Pig Kidney or Pancreas to Replace the Function of Mature Organs
Figure 2
Photomicrographs of stained sections of (a, c) rat kidney; (b, d) pig kidney; (e, f) a pig renal primordium from an E28 embryo 8 weeks after transplantation into a rat mesentery, stained with RECA-1 (a, b, e) or CD31 (c, d, f). Glomerular capillaries in transplants stain positive for RECA-1 that is specific for rat endothelium (e) and negative for CD31 that is specific for pig endothelium (f). Magnifications are shown for (a–d) (in (a)) and (e) and (f) (in (e)), reproduced with permission [9].
