What insights into vertebrate pigmentation has the axolotl model system provided?

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What insights into vertebrate pigmentation has the axolotl model system provided?

The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Aug 1996

Frost-Mason S K, Mason K A

Abstract excerpt

Amphibians have been judiciously exploited by developmental biologists for many years for studying basic developmental mechanisms in vertebrates. In this review, the contributions that have been made by urodeles, in particular the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), to the study of pigment cell biolog...

Topics

Ambystoma
Animals
Melanophores
Microscopy, Electron
Phenotype
Skin Pigmentation

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