The rax homeobox gene is mutated in the eyeless axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum
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DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.246
Abstract: Vertebrate eye formation requires coordinated inductive interactions between different embryonic tissue layers, first described in amphibians. A network of transcription factors and signaling molecules controls these steps, with mutations causing severe ocular, neuronal, and craniofacial… read more here.
Keywords: eyeless axolotl; mutated eyeless; gene mutated; rax homeobox ... See more keywords
A comparison of the ultrastructure of the cornea of the pre- and post-metamorphic axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum, Amphibia).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108396
Abstract: The corneal ultrastructure of the pre- and post-metamorphic stages of the neotenic axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum is examined using light microscopy and both scanning and transmission electron microscopy to reveal whether there are any morphological changes… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; ambystoma mexicanum; pre post; post metamorphic ... See more keywords
Two is not necessarily better than one: A double lens in a pre-metamorphic adult axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).
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DOI: 10.1111/vop.13027
Abstract: An 8-year-old female pre-metamorphic axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) was examined for a suspected anterior lens luxation. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed two lens-like structures in the anterior chamber of the right eye (OD), each with cataractous change. Ultrasound… read more here.
Keywords: ophthalmology; axolotl ambystoma; pre metamorphic; ambystoma mexicanum ... See more keywords
Excisional biopsy and radiotherapy for management of an olfactory neuroblastoma in an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).
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DOI: 10.2460/javma.20.09.0498
Abstract: CASE DESCRIPTION A 4-year-old sexually intact male leucistic axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) was presented with a 2-week history of dysrexia and difficulty swallowing. CLINICAL FINDINGS Physical examination revealed a 1-cm-diameter intraoral mass on the rostral aspect… read more here.
Keywords: axolotl ambystoma; olfactory; radiotherapy; ambystoma mexicanum ... See more keywords