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Dissected hind paw (lateral or side view), canine

Stages of limb development

Dissected hind paw (medial or side view), canine

Digital extensors of the hindlimb (dorsal view), canine

Development of the limbs in a mouse embryo. The feet begin as a paddle shapes with the digits being created by the programmed death of tissue in the interdigital regions.

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Dissected hind paw (medial or side view), canine

Digital extensors of the hindlimb (dorsal view), canine

Dissected hind paw (lateral or side view), canine

Stages of limb development

Development of the limbs in a mouse embryo. The feet begin as a paddle shapes with the digits being created by the programmed death of tissue in the interdigital regions.