Homeotic regeneration of eye in amphibian tadpoles and its enhancement by vitamin A.
J Biosci
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2001 Dec; 26(5): 577-81
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-111292
ABSTRACT
After removal of both the lateral eyes of external gill stage tadpoles of the toad Bufo melanostictus, the pineal organ gets transformed into a median eye. This type of transformation occurs in tadpoles of both control and vitamin A treated groups. However, vitamin A increases the likelihood of homeotic regeneration (57% in the control group and 71% in the vitamin A treated group). Histological studies showed that the newly transformed median eye developed from the pineal organ. The pineal eye so developed possessed all components of a normal eye such as a retina, sensory cells and lens.
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Main subject:
Regeneration
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Vitamin A
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Bufonidae
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Genes, Homeobox
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Larva
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
J Biosci
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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