Observations on FGF immunoreactivity in the regenerating tail blastema, and in the limb and tail scars of lizard suggest that FGFs are required for regeneration

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-38

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibroblast growth factors; Immunolocalization; Regenerating tail; Scarring limb; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; LIMB; LIZARD; REGENERATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

SAURURACEAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84861878926     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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