MORPHOGENESIS AND METABOLISM OF AMPHIBIAN LARVAE AFTER EXCISION OF HEART .2. MORPHOGENESIS OF HEARTLESS LARVAE OF AMBLYSTOMA PUNCTATUM
MORPHOGENESIS AND METABOLISM OF AMPHIBIAN LARVAE AFTER EXCISION OF HEART .2. MORPHOGENESIS OF HEARTLESS LARVAE OF AMBLYSTOMA PUNCTATUM
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DOI:
10.1002/ar.1091180406
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发表时间:
1954-01-01
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通讯作者:
QUINN, BL
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作者:
KEMP, NE;QUINN, BL
Larvae of Amblystoma punctatum rendered circulationless by excision of heart at Harrison stage 40, 41 or 42 survived and underwent limited differentiation for periods up to 15 days. Gills regressed in size and limbs developed only slightly after cardiectomy. Eyes remained small and immovable and suffered collapse of the vitreous chamber. Reduced growth of the anterior part of the head resulted in microcephaly. Melanophores became contracted at variable rates, but eventually heartless animals became "albino. " Internally the pronephric tubules, postcardinal sinuses, dorsal aorta, dorsal mesentery and mesodermal sheath of the gut, and the coelom in the gastroduodenal region became distended with fluid. The digestive tract continued to differentiate but at a rate slower than normal. Digestion of yolk platelets in the intestinal epithelium was considerably retarded. The spleen developed no further after cardiectomy. Cartilages of the limb, skull and vertebral primordia of heartless animals differentiated and grew only slightly. These results underline the importance of circulating blood for regulation of hydrostatic pressure and for the transfer of metabolites necessary for continuing differentiation and growth.