Xenopus - Wikipedia
WEBXenopus (/ ˈ z ɛ n ə p ə s /) (Gk., ξενος, xenos = strange, πους, pous = foot, commonly known as the clawed frog) is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty species are currently described within it.
Xenopus leads the way: Frogs as a pioneering model to …
WEBSummary. Xenopus has been a trailblazer in the discovery of major events and mechanisms of brain development that are deeply conserved among vertebrates, in uncovering the etiology of human neurodevelopmental disorders, and in guiding the implementation of new models of human brain development.
Clawed frog | African, Aquatic & Nocturnal | Britannica
WEBClawed frog, (genus Xenopus), any member of 6 to 15 species of tongueless aquatic African frogs (family Pipidae) having small black claws on the inner three toes of the hind limbs. Xenopus species are generally dull-coloured. Their bodies are relatively flat and bear whitish fringelike mucous.
Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) as a Model Organism for …
WEBJun 20, 2023 · Xenopus laevis is an anuran amphibian that has been used for decades as the principal vertebrate model to study embryonic development. Among the advantages of this species, one can mention its evolutionary closeness to higher vertebrates in terms of physiology, gene expression and organ development.
Xenopus | University of Cambridge
WEBThe xenopus – known more commonly as the African clawed frog – is one of the most studied of all amphibians. The frog can be bred and maintained easily in the laboratory, where they can live for more than 30 years. In its lifetime, a female xenopus can produce as many as 30,000 eggs, depending on the particular species; it can lay thousands ...
Xenbase: key features and resources of the Xenopus model …
WEBFeb 9, 2023 · Xenbase ( https://www.xenbase.org/ ), the Xenopus model organism knowledgebase, is a web-accessible resource that integrates the diverse genomic and biological data from research on the laboratory frogs …
The Biology of Xenopus | Oxford Academic
WEBApr 4, 1996 · Xenopus, the African clawed frog, is one of the three most widely cited vertebrate animals in the biological literature, yet almost all knowledge is based on laboratory experience of a single species, Xenopus laevis from South Africa.
Xenopus - Latest research and news | Nature
WEBMar 18, 2024 · Xenopus is a genus of African aquatic frogs. Xenopus laevis, the African clawed frog, is a model organism for embryonic development, toxicology, neurobiology and cell biology. Latest Research...
A Brief History of Xenopus in Biology - PubMed
WEBDec 1, 2021 · Xenopus is one of the premier model systems to study cell and developmental biology in vivo in vertebrates. Here we briefly review how this South African frog came to be favored by a large community of scientists after the explosive growth of molecular biology and examine some of the original …
Model systems for regeneration: Xenopus - The Company of …
WEBMar 19, 2020 · Model systems for regeneration: Xenopus | Development | The Company of Biologists. March 2020. PRIMER|19 March 2020. Model systems for regeneration: Xenopus. In collection: Model systems for regeneration, Stem cells & regeneration. Lauren S. Phipps. 0000-0001-9324-5469. , Lindsey Marshall. 0000-0002-0735-6582. , Karel …
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