Abstract

The cytokinetic properties, specifically the phase-transit times, TG1, TS, and TG2+M, of chick wing bud cells were estimated using data obtained from continuous labeling of stage 20 embryos with bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd). The presence of BrdUrd was detected with monoclonal antibodies, and the amount of DNA in the cells was determined with propidium iodide. The fraction of cells in each cell cycle phase, the fraction of labeled cells, and the relative movement, a measure of the mean DNA content, of all labeled cells were evaluated using bivariate flow cytometry at successive times following introduction of the label. Equations are presented to describe the fraction of unlabeled cells in G2 + M, which gives a direct estimate of TG2+M; the fraction of all labeled cells, which can then be used to estimate TG1; and, finally, the relative movement, which provides an estimate of TS. Thus, the data measured in these experiments together provide estimates of the progression through the cell cycle of limb mesoderm cells.

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