an African clawed frog of the genus Xenopus having no tongue
Examples of 'xenopus' in a sentence
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Xenopus embryonic epidermis has become a useful model reflecting human epithelial tissue composition.
Silvie Tomankova, Pavel Abaffy, Radek Sindelka 2017, 'The role of nitric oxide during embryonic epidermis development of Xenopus laevis',Biology Openhttp://bio.biologists.org/content/6/6/862. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Xenopus oocytes are a suitable cell model to study these properties.
Nabil Ben Messaoud, Ilina Katzarova, José M. López 2015, 'Basic Properties of the p38 Signaling Pathway in Response to Hyperosmotic Shock',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0135249. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Xenopus laevis embryos are an established model for studying kidney development.
Mark E. Corkins, Hannah L. Hanania, Vanja Krneta-Stankic, Bridget D. DeLay, EstherJ. Pearl, Moonsup Lee, Hong Ji, Alan J. Davidson, Marko E. Horb, Rachel K. Miller 2018, 'Transgenic Xenopus laevis Line for In Vivo Labeling of Nephrons within the Kidney',Geneshttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/4/197. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Xenopus laevis oocytes are a valuable tool for investigating the function of membrane proteins.
Jessica Kabutomori, Olivia Beloto-Silva, R. Ryan Geyer, Raif Musa-Aziz 2018, 'Lithobates catesbeianus (American Bullfrog) oocytes: a novel heterologous expressionsystem for aquaporins', Biology Openhttp://bio.biologists.org/content/7/4/bio031880. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Xenopus laevis tadpoles have maintained their ability to regenerate various organs.
Hiroshi Tsujioka, Takekazu Kunieda, Yuki Katou, Katsuhiko Shirahige, Taro Fukazawa,Takeo Kubo 2017, 'interleukin-11 induces and maintains progenitors of different cell lineages duringXenopus tadpole tail regeneration', Nature Communicationshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41467-017-00594-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Xenopus laevis eggs are used as a biological model system for studying fertilization and early embryonic development in vertebrates.
Bindesh Shrestha, Prabhakar Sripadi, Brent R. Reschke, Holly D. Henderson, MatthewJ. Powell, Sally A. Moody, Akos Vertes 2014, 'Subcellular Metabolite and Lipid Analysis of Xenopus laevis Eggs by LAESI Mass Spectrometry',PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0115173. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Xenopus embryos provide a rich source of pluripotent cells that can be differentiated into functional organs.
Annette Borchers, Tomas Pieler 2010, 'Programming Pluripotent Precursor Cells Derived from Xenopus Embryos to Generate SpecificTissues and Organs', Geneshttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/1/3/413/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In larval xenopus, locomotor-induced oculomotor behavior produces gaze-stabilizingeye movements to counteract the disruptive effects of tail undulation during swimming.
Julien Bacqué-Cazenave, Gilles Courtand, Mathieu Beraneck, François M. Lambert, DenisCombes 2018, 'Temporal Relationship of Ocular and Tail Segmental Movements Underlying Locomotor-InducedGaze Stabilization During Undulatory Swimming in Larval Xenopus', Frontiers in Neural Circuitshttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncir.2018.00095/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)