Xenopus Explants and Transplants

Authors

Sally A. Moody, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. 20037, USA samoody@gwu.edu.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Journal

Cold Spring Harbor protocols

Volume

2022

Issue

11

DOI

10.1101/pdb.top097337

Abstract

There is a long tradition of testing the developmental potential and competency of different regions of the embryo by transplanting tissue to novel locations or by growing isolated tissue in explant culture. The protocols introduced here describe several types of embryological manipulations in Xenopus that are particularly useful for analyzing tissue inductive signals, cell migration, and organogenesis. These techniques draw upon classical approaches that are quite easy to perform in both Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis embryos.

APA Citation

Moody, Sally A., "Xenopus Explants and Transplants" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 2032.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/2032

Department

Anatomy and Regenerative Biology