Is salamander hindlimb regeneration similar to that of the forelimb? Anatomical and morphogenetic analysis of hindlimb muscle regeneration in GFP-transgenic axolotls as a basis for regenerative and developmental studies

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 459-468

  Diogo, R ^a   Murawala, P ^b   Tanaka, E M ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE THERAPIES DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambystoma; Anatomy; Hindlimb; Morphogenesis; Muscles; Regeneration; Urodele amphibians

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; SALAMANDROIDEA; TETRAPODA;

AMBYSTOMA; ANATOMY; HINDLIMB; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLES; REGENERATION; URODELE AMPHIBIANS;

AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; ANIMALS; HINDLIMB; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84895830712     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12150     Document Type: Article

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