MORPHOGENESIS AND METABOLISM OF AMPHIBIAN LARVAE AFTER EXCISION OF HEART .1. MORPHOGENESIS OF HEARTLESS TADPOLES OF RANA PIPIENS
MORPHOGENESIS AND METABOLISM OF AMPHIBIAN LARVAE AFTER EXCISION OF HEART .1. MORPHOGENESIS OF HEARTLESS TADPOLES OF RANA PIPIENS
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DOI:
10.1002/ar.1091170306
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发表时间:
1953-01-01
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KEMP, NE
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KEMP, NE
Larvae of R. pipiens live up to 6 days (usually 4 or 5 days) after excision of the heart at Shumway stage 22 or 23. Resultant gross anomalies include: broadening of the head due to swelling; microcephaly; immobility and reduced size of eyes; separation of expanded dermal melanophores and consequent lighter appearance over swollen lymph spaces; swelling around the pronephroi and ballooning of the dorsal mesentery; failure of the digestive tract to elongate; and reduced response to tactile stimuli. Microscopically discernible anomalies are: collapse of the posterior chamber of the eye; enlargement of lymph spaces in the head and body wall; enlargement of pronephric tubules, postcardinal sinuses, and dorsal aorta; splitting of the dorsal mesentery into 2 leaves widely separated by accumulation of fluid. Blood cells, some in mitosis, were still present in an exptl. animal fixed 5 days after operation. Epithelia of the digestive tract undergo extensive differentiation and considerable yolk is digested during the period of survival, but these processes proceed much more slowly than in control specimens. Similarities between these anomalies and those obtained by other workers after exposure of amphibian larvae to X-rays, N mustards and a variety of other drugs are discussed.