Article
Current Understanding on Tail Regeneration in Green Anoles (Anolis carolinensis)
2016-08-23
Abstract excerpt
Regeneration of lost tail is of great importance to lizards. Anolis carolinensis, a green lizard, is capable of regenerating its tail efficiently after autotomy. Hence, it is considered as a model organism in regeneration study. A. carolinensis shed its tail in order to distract the predator’s attention and thus makes a way to escape. Restoring of the amputated tail takes several days and the mechanism is cu...
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- 2b5c7925-6ecf-54ae-98fc-47e533537b32
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- 10.20944/preprints201608.0195.v1
