Regeneration of the skin pigment system during larval development of the clawed frog
- Authors: Molchanov A.Y.1, Burlakova O.V.1, Golichenkov V.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Faculty of Biology
- Issue: Vol 48, No 1 (2017)
- Pages: 75-80
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1062-3604/article/view/183529
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S106236041701009X
- ID: 183529
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Abstract
We demonstrate regeneration capability of the skin pigment system of clawed frog larvae after local damage to melanophores without skin rupture. The contribution to recovery of pigmentation of the injured area of de novo differentiation of melanophores is compared to contribution of mitotic division of undamaged melanophores localized on the boundaries of the injured area. The regeneration process is observed during various stages of pigment system development of larvae. We establish that, compared to ontogenetic dynamics, pigmentation development in animals is more intense during the regeneration.
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A. Yu. Molchanov
Faculty of Biology
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Email: alexandermsu@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119234
O. V. Burlakova
Faculty of Biology
Email: alexandermsu@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119234
V. A. Golichenkov
Faculty of Biology
Email: alexandermsu@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119234