Transplantation of Xenopus laevis ears reveals the ability to form afferent and efferent connections with the spinal cord

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1443-1451

  Elliott, Karen L ^a   Fritzsch, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ear; Efferent innervation; Transplantation; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE; EAR TRANSPLANTATION; EFFERENT NERVE; EMBRYO; FASCICULATION; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; HAIR CELL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TISSUE REGENERATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; EAR; EAR, INNER; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVES; STAINING AND LABELING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 79751519703     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.103061ke     Document Type: Article

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