Latest african clawed frog research
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- TMEM16A activation for the fast block to polyspermy in the African clawed frog does not require conventional activation of egg PLCs.
Komondor KM, Bainbridge RE, Sharp KG et al. · The Journal of general physiology · 2023-08 · open access
- Mass spectrometry dataset of LC-MS lipidomics analysis of Xenopus laevis optic nerve.
Neag E, Moceri I, Harvey F et al. · Data in brief · 2023-06 · open access
CNS injuries of the anuran amphibian, Xenopus laevis , are uniquely suited for studying the molecular compositions of neuronal regeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) due to a functional recovery of optic axons disparate to adult mammalian analogues. RGCs and their optic nerve axons undergo…
- The amphibian immune system.
Ruiz VL, Robert J · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023-06
- Life in plastic, it's not fantastic: Sublethal effects of polyethylene microplastics ingestion throughout amphibian metamorphosis.
Ruthsatz K, Schwarz A, Gomez-Mestre I et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2023-05
- SWEET11b transports both sugar and cytokinin in developing barley grains.
Radchuk V, Belew ZM, Gündel A et al. · The Plant cell · 2023-05 · open access
Even though Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs) have been found in every sequenced plant genome, a comprehensive understanding of their functionality is lacking. In this study, we focused on the SWEET family of barley (Hordeum vulgare). A radiotracer assay revealed that…
- Establishment of the body condition score for adult female Xenopus laevis.
Tix L, Ernst L, Bungardt B et al. · PloS one · 2023-04 · open access
The assessment of animals' health and nutritional status using a Body Condition Score (BCS) has become a common and reliable tool in lab-animal science. It enables a simple, semi-objective, and non-invasive assessment (palpation of osteal prominences and subcutaneous fat tissue) in routine…
- Mortality and malformation effects of acute vanadium (V) exposure on the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) embryos.
Dahms-Verster S, Nel A, van Vuren JHJ et al. · Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023-03 · open access
Vanadium (V) is a transition metal that is found in low concentrations in aquatic ecosystems. These levels increase due to anthropogenic activities. The mortality and teratogenicity effects of V remain unexplored in amphibian species. To address this gap in the knowledge base, a standard Frog…
- Adult male Xenopus laevis can tolerate months of fasting by catabolizing carbohydrates and lipids.
Nakajima A, Yamaguchi R, Sasazaki M et al. · Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2023-02
- Albino Xenopus laevis tadpoles prefer dark environments compared to wild type.
Adebogun GT, Bachmann AE, Callan AA et al. · microPublication biology · 2023-02 · open access
Tadpoles display preferences for different environments but the sensory modalities that govern these choices are not well understood. Here, we examined light preferences and associated sensory mechanisms of albino and wild-type Xenopus laevis tadpoles. We found that albino tadpoles spent more time…
- Embryonic and skeletal development of the albino African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).
Shan Z, Li S, Yu C et al. · Journal of anatomy · 2023-01
- A monogenean parasite reveals the widespread translocation of the African clawed frog in its native range
Schoeman AL, Du Preez LH, Kmentová N et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology. · 2022-11
- Functions of block of proliferation 1 during anterior development in Xenopus laevis.
Gärtner C, Meßmer A, Dietmann P et al. · PloS one · 2022-08 · open access
Block of proliferation 1 (Bop1) is a nucleolar protein known to be necessary for the assembly of the 60S subunit of ribosomes. Here, we show a specific bop1 expression in the developing anterior tissue of the South African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. Morpholino oligonucleotide-mediated knockdown…
- Evolutionary conservation of leptin effects on wound healing in vertebrates: Implications for veterinary medicine.
Reeve RE, Quale K, Curtis GH et al. · Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022-08 · open access
In mammals, the cytokine hormone leptin promotes wound healing by increasing inflammation, cellular recruitment, angiogenic regrowth, and re-epithelialization; however, it is not known whether leptin has conserved actions on wound healing in other vertebrates. Here, we tested the hypothesis that…
- Phenotypic variation in Xenopus laevis tadpoles from contrasting climatic regimes is the result of adaptation and plasticity.
Kruger N, Secondi J, du Preez L et al. · Oecologia · 2022-08
- Anesthesia for Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the African Clawed Frog ( Xenopus laevis ).
Corno AF, Flores NE, Li W et al. · Comparative medicine · 2022-07
- Patterns of tubb2b Promoter-Driven Fluorescence in the Forebrain of Larval Xenopus laevis .
Daume D, Offner T, Hassenklöver T et al. · Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2022-07 · open access
Microtubules are essential components of the cytoskeleton of all eukaryotic cells and consist of α- and β-tubulin heterodimers. Several tissue-specific isotypes of α- and β-tubulins, encoded by distinct genes, have been described in vertebrates. In the African clawed frog ( Xenopus laevis ), class…
- Morphometric study of the vestibuloauditory organ of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis.
Homma T, Sohel MSH, Onouchi S et al. · Anatomia, histologia, embryologia · 2022-06
- The mechanics of air breathing in African clawed frog tadpoles, Xenopus laevis (Anura: Pipidae).
Phillips JR, Hewes AE, Womack MC et al. · The Journal of experimental biology · 2022-05
- Biochemical and osmoregulatory responses of the African clawed frog experimentally exposed to salt and pesticide.
Álvarez-Vergara F, Sanchez-Hernandez JC, Sabat P · Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP · 2022-05
- Microplastics ingestion induces plasticity in digestive morphology in larvae of Xenopus laevis.
Ruthsatz K, Domscheit M, Engelkes K et al. · Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology · 2022-04
- Blastomeres derived from the vegetal pole provide extra-embryonic nutrition to sturgeon (Acipenser) embryos: Transition from holoblastic to meroblastic cleavage
Shah MA, Fatira E, Iegorova V et al. · Aquaculture. · 2022-03
- Effects of sodium perchlorate and 6-propylthiouracil on metamorphosis and thyroid gland histopathology in the European common frog (Rana temporaria).
Aviles A, Hulgard K, Green JW et al. · Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022-01 · open access
Several chemicals have been identified as thyroid hormone axis disrupting chemicals (THADCs) able to interfere with the thyroid hormone system during fetal life and early life stages, thereby impairing neurodevelopment in mammals and inducing development and growth disorders in fish and amphibians.…
- Type II Opsins in the Eye, the Pineal Complex and the Skin of Xenopus laevis : Using Changes in Skin Pigmentation as a Readout of Visual and Circadian Activity.
Bertolesi GE, Debnath N, Malik HR et al. · Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2022-01 · open access
The eye, the pineal complex and the skin are important photosensitive organs. The African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis , senses light from the environment and adjusts skin color accordingly. For example, light reflected from the surface induces camouflage through background adaptation while light…
- Atrazine-Induced Hepato-Renal Toxicity in Adult Male Xenopus laevis Frogs
Lynette Rufaro Sena, Jaclyn Asouzu Johnson, Pilani Nkomozepi et al. · Applied Sciences · 2021-12 · open access
Atrazine (ATZ) is an herbicide commonly detected in groundwater. Several studies have focused on its immunological and endocrine effects on adult Xenopus laevis species. However, we investigated the impact of atrazine on the renal and hepatic biochemistry and histomorphology in adult male frogs.…
- Using metabolomic profiling to inform use of surrogate species in ecological risk assessment practices.
Seim RF, Glinski DA, Lavelle CM et al. · Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part D, Genomics & proteomics · 2021-11
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