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Zoology and Physiology
My lab studies these questions in the developing visual system of the Xenopus laevis tadpole. Because these tadpoles are transparent and their developmental stage readily identified, we are able to ...
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Oldest tadpole on record was a Jurassic giant
It may settle a debate about when the tadpole stage of frog development evolved. "There are some researchers that state that probably the most [ancient] frogs didn't have a tadpole stage," said ...
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Tadpoles Keep Eating Because They Don’t Feel Full
This lack of inhibition helps allow “the animal to maximize growth during this critical life-history stage.” Previous work ... proteins and for the hormone itself in tadpoles of the African clawed ...
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A metamorphosed frog (stage 66, Xenopus tropicalis), highlighting the urostyle. (IMAGE)
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A transverse section through the Xenopus tadpole intersects multiple loops of the rotated intestine. (IMAGE)
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