Table 2.

Distribution of ALK Protein in Normal Tissues

TissueReactivity*
Hematopoietic 
Fetal liver (16 wk) − 
Bone marrow − 
Peripheral blood − 
Lymphoid 
Tonsil − 
Spleen − 
Lymph node − 
Thymus − 
Gastrointestinal tract 
Liver − 
Duodenum − 
Stomach − 
Genito-urinary system 
Kidney − 
Prostate − 
Testis − 
Placenta − 
Nervous system 
Cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, and cerebellum + 
Basal ganglia, hypothalamus, and thalamic nuclei + 
TissueReactivity*
Hematopoietic 
Fetal liver (16 wk) − 
Bone marrow − 
Peripheral blood − 
Lymphoid 
Tonsil − 
Spleen − 
Lymph node − 
Thymus − 
Gastrointestinal tract 
Liver − 
Duodenum − 
Stomach − 
Genito-urinary system 
Kidney − 
Prostate − 
Testis − 
Placenta − 
Nervous system 
Cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, and cerebellum + 
Basal ganglia, hypothalamus, and thalamic nuclei + 
*

All tissues were stained as cryostat sections with MoAb ALK1, as described in the text.

Some glial cells, a few endothelial cells, and pericytes.

Some glial cells, a few endothelial cells, pericytes, and scattered neuronal cells.

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