Model systems for regeneration: Xenopus.
Development
; 147(6)2020 03 19.
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ABSTRACT
Understanding how to promote organ and appendage regeneration is a key goal of regenerative medicine. The frog, Xenopus, can achieve both scar-free healing and tissue regeneration during its larval stages, although it predominantly loses these abilities during metamorphosis and adulthood. This transient regenerative capacity, alongside their close evolutionary relationship with humans, makes Xenopus an attractive model to uncover the mechanisms underlying functional regeneration. Here, we present an overview of Xenopus as a key model organism for regeneration research and highlight how studies of Xenopus have led to new insights into the mechanisms governing regeneration.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Regeneración
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Xenopus laevis
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Modelos Biológicos
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Development
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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EMBRIOLOGIA
Año:
2020
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido