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Inhibition of lens regeneration in larvalXenopus laevis

✍ Scribed by Cioni, Carla ;Filoni, Sergio ;Bosco, Luigi

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1982
Tongue: English
Weight: 900 KB
Volume: 220
Category: Article
ISSN: 0022-104X
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402200113

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The present research aims at showing the role played by the lens in inhibiting lens‐forming transformations of the outer cornea of Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Two types of experiment were carried out: 1) lentectomy and insertion of a Millipore filter disk at the side of the lens, and 2) lentectomy and insertion of a Millipore disk with a central hole. Results indicate that when the lens is replaced by a mechanical obstacle capable of preventing direct communication between vitreous and anterior chambers, definite inhibition of the lens‐forming transformations of the outer cornea occurs. These data strongly suggest that the inhibition exerted by the lens on lens‐forming transformations of the outer cornea in Xenopus laevis eyes is mechanical rather than chemical in nature.

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