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Image of the Month – May 2006
Thalidomide blocks angiogenesis in chicken embryos. Treatment of fertilized egg yolk with thalidomide inhibits the growth of blood capillaries at the edges of the vascular bed (left panel, before treatment; right panel, 12 hours after treatment). The inset on the right shows an estimated 70% loss of blood vessels.
Taken from: Tamilarasan et al., BMC Cell Biology 2006, 7:17 [View article]