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Full regeneration of the tribasal Polypterus fin.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 6 Mar 2012
Cuervo Rodrigo, Hernández-Martínez Rocío, Chimal-Monroy Jesús, Merchant-Larios Horacio, Covarrubias Luis
Abstract excerpt
Full limb regeneration is a property that seems to be restricted to urodele amphibians. Here we found that Polypterus, the most basal living ray-finned fish, regenerates its pectoral lobed fins with a remarkable accuracy. Pectoral Polypterus fins are complex, formed by a well-organized endoskelet...
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