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BACKGROUND: The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is considered a hopeful monster because it exhibits an adaptive and derived mode of development - paedomorphosis - that has evolved rapidly and independently among tiger salamanders. Unlike related tiger salamanders that undergo metamorphosis, axolotls retain larval morphological traits into adulthood and thus present an adult body plan that differs dramatically from the ancestral (metamorphic) form. The basis of paedomorphic development was investigated by comparing temporal patterns of gene transcription between axolotl and tiger salamander larvae (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) that typically undergo a metamorphosis. RESULTS: Transcript abundances from whole brain and pituitary were estimated via microarray analysis on four different days post hatching (42, 56, 70, 84 dph) and regression modeling was used to independently identify genes that were differentially expressed as a function of time in both species. Collectively, more differentially

The California Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma californiense, is an amphibian native to Northern California. Once considered to be a subspecies of Tiger Salamander, this specimen was recently designated as a separate species. It is classified as an endangered species in the counties of Sonoma and Santa Barbara.. The California Tiger Salamanders habitat is mostly grasslands throughout most of its range. It occurs from Sonoma County south to Santa Barbara County. It is found in vernal pools and isolated ponds along the Central Valley from Colusa County to Kern County, and along the coastal range.. On August 4, 2004, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed the California Tiger Salamander as threatened within the Central Valley range. In most areas of its range, populations have declined due primarily to habitat loss.. The California Tiger Salamander is a relatively large and secretive amphibian. It is endemic to the state of California. The adult grows to a length of 7 to 8 inches. It has a ...

Molecular Analysis of Tropomyosin Deficiency in Mutant Axolotl Hearts. The long term goal of our laboratory is to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate embryonic and post-embryonic cardiac development. The cardiac lethal mutation in the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) has proven a useful tool for studying heart development in vertebrates. The naturally occurring mutation was discovered in 1968 by R. R. Humphrey in a dark stock of axolotls brought to the United States from Mexico. The cardiac non- function phenotype is a simple homozygous recessive mutation that results in failure of the affected hearts to beat. Mutant axolotl embryos are obtained from matings of heterozygous (+/c x +/c) parents, with twenty-five percent of the progeny expressing the mutant gene.. Electron microscopic analysis has demonstrated that the mutant axolotl hearts do not beat because they lack organized sarcomeres. In other words, the mutant hearts lack the contractile apparatus necessary ...

From the facts stated in this paper it is evident that the thymus gland of mammals contains a substance which is capable of producing tetany when fed to the larvæ of certain species of salamanders (Ambystoma opacum and Ambystoma maculatum). As long as the larvæ have not developed their own thymus glands, they are able, by means of some mechanism, to counterbalance the tetanic action of the thymus substance introduced in their food. When, however, the secretion from their own thymus glands is added to the thymus material introduced with the food, this mechanism of preventing tetany becomes inadequate and tetany ensues. In the larva of a third species of salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, this mechanism will prevent tetany even when the larvæ are fed on thymus.. In mammals the parathyroids are known to prevent tetany and are supposed either to absorb the tetany-producing substance and thus prevent its action or to change it into another non-toxic substance. It is at least probable that in the ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Quantal mEPSCs and residual glutamate. T2 - How horizontal cell responses are shaped at the photoreceptor ribbon synapse. AU - Cadetti, Lucia. AU - Bartoletti, Theodore M.. AU - Thoreson, Wallace B.. PY - 2008/5. Y1 - 2008/5. N2 - At the photoreceptor ribbon synapse, glutamate released from vesicles at different positions along the ribbon reaches the same postsynaptic receptors. Thus, vesicles may not exert entirely independent effects. We examined whether responses of salamander retinal horizontal cells evoked by light or direct depolarization during paired recordings could be predicted by summation of individual miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs). For EPSCs evoked by depolarization of rods or cones, linear convolution of mEPSCs with photoreceptor release functions predicted EPSC waveforms and changes caused by inhibiting glutamate receptor desensitization. A low-affinity glutamate antagonist, kynurenic acid (KynA), preferentially reduced later components of ...

Were saddened to learn that the alien-looking Axolotl salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum), aka Mexican walking fish or Mexican water monster, is seriously

The combined map distance of our 14 largest linkage groups (5251 cM) is consistent with previous studies that indicated a large genetic map for Ambystoma. By comparison, the combined map length of LG1 and LG2 is greater than the total map length of the mouse genome! Marker-based estimates of genome size vary greatly for Ambystoma (e.g., 2600-6276 cM in Armstrong 1984 and 7291 cM in Voss et al. 2001). This variation may be attributed to the large genome size of Ambystoma and the nonrobust nature of estimators; genotyping errors and missing data cause upward bias in size estimates and nonrandom distribution of markers with respect to recombinational distances causes downward bias (Chakravarti et al. 1991). We estimated genome size using linkage data from this study and the method of Hulbert et al. (1988). Analyses were performed separately for protein coding and anonymous marker classes and for the combined data set using several linkage thresholds (10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 cM; data not shown). ...

Understanding how the germ layers are formed is one of the key questions of developmental biology. Abundant studies in the anuran amphibian Xenopus laevis have described that maternal and vegetally localised mRNAs for VegT and Vg1 contribute greatly to the formation of mesoderm and endoderm in the developing embryo. Within Xenopus mesendoderm gene-regulatory network (GRN), Wnt/β-catenin as well as Nodal and Mix family members have been shown to play important roles. The involvement of several members of the Nodal and Mix gene families with redundant functions makes the mesendoderm GRN surprisingly complex and difficult to study in Xenopus laevis. By contrast, mouse and humans have only single copies of Nodal and Mix. Since urodeles have an embryology that is basal to amphibians and that has most likely also been conserved during the evolution of amniotes, including mammals, we have investigated the Mix and Nodal genes in the urodele Axolotl in the hope that their gene families contained fewer ...

Neoteny (/niːˈɒtɪni/ /niːˈɒtni/ or /niːˈɒtəni/, (also called juvenilization) is the delaying or slowing of the physiological (or somatic) development of an organism, typically an animal. Neoteny is found in modern humans. In progenesis (also called paedogenesis), sexual development is accelerated. Both neoteny and progenesis result in paedomorphism (or paedomorphosis), a type of heterochrony. Some authors define paedomorphism as the retention of larval traits, as seen in salamanders. Both neoteny and progenesis cause the retention in adults of traits previously seen only in the young. Such retention is important in evolutionary biology, domestication, and evolutionary developmental biology. The origins of the concept of neoteny have been traced to the Bible (as argued by Ashley Montagu) and to the poet William Wordsworths The Child is the father of the Man (as argued by Barry Bogin). The term itself was invented in 1885 by Julius Kollmann as he described the axolotls maturation ...

Neoteny has been observed in many other species. It is important to note the difference between partial and full neoteny when looking at other species in order to distinguish between juvenile traits that are only advantageous in the short term and traits that provide a benefit throughout the organisms life; this might then provide some insight into the cause of neoteny in those species. Partial neoteny is the retention of the larval form beyond the usual age of maturation with the possibility of the development of sexual organs progenesis, but eventually the organism still matures into the adult form; this can be seen in Lithobates clamitans. Full neoteny is seen in Ambystoma mexicanum and some populations of Ambystoma tigrinum, which remain in their larval form for the duration of their life.[30][31] Lithobates clamitans is partially neotenous: it delays its maturation through the winter season, because it is not advantageous for it to metamorphose into the adult form until there are more ...

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It was a pleasant suprise when i first saw my leucistic axolotls spawning a few weeks ago (especially since i got them as two females), and after eggs being laid, and 18-22 days of incubation, I have hatchlings ...

I got a tip that there were tiger salamanders with gills swimming around below Los Alamos reservoir, so I had to go see for myself. Theyre fabulous! Four to five inch salamanders with flattened tails and huge frilly gills behind their heads -- dozens of them, so many the pond is thick with them. Plenty of them are hanging out in the shallows or just below the surface of the water, obligingly posing for photos. I had stupidly brought only the pocket camera, not the DSLR -- and then the cameras battery turned out to be low -- so I was sparing with camera, but even so I was pleased at how well they came out, with the camera mostly managing to focus on the salamanders rather than (as I had feared) the surface of the murky water. I may go back soon with the DSLR. Its an easy, pleasant hike. Photos: Tiger Salamander larvae ...

The premature death (p) mutation is a recessive lethal, which, in the homozygous condition, gives rise to a complex of abnormalities. The mutant embryos develop only to stage 37, at which time disintegration of superficial tissue begins. Many of the abnormalities observed in sections of the stage-37 mutant embryo are related to its failure to establish a functioning circulatory system, or to the resulting edema and/or ascites that distend the abdomen and flanks. There are, however, abnormalities of heart, liver, gill and muscle development which cannot be attributed to lack of circulation and edema. All of these abnormalities can be indirectly related to the endoderm, particularly the anterior and dorsal endoderm. The findings, therefore, suggest that the mutation leads to a fairly general defect of the endoderm.. ...

So, I recently lost my entire tank (save for my pleco) to a catastrophic event of unknown cause. Ive gotten over it now and am ready to start anew. This time

1984). Location and function of voltagesensitive conductances in retinal rods of the salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum. Journal of Physiology, 354, 203-223. 28 Paul Shin-Hyun Park Baylor, D. , Nunn, B. , & Schnapf, J. L. (1984). The photocurrent, noise and spectral sensitivity of rods of the monkey Macaca fascicularis. Journal of Physiology, 357, 575-607. Becker, R. , & Freedman, K. (1985). A comprehensive investigation of the mechanism and photophysics of isomerization of a protonated and unprotonated Schiff-base of 11-cis-retinal. L. (2003). Assessing structural elements that influence Schiff base stability: Mutants E113Q and D190N destabilize rhodopsin through different mechanisms. Vision Research, 43, 2991-3002. Janz, J. , Fay, J. , & Farrens, D. L. (2003). Stability of dark state rhodopsin is mediated by a conserved ion pair in intradiscal loop E-2. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278, 16982-16991. , Cornwall, M. , & Oprian, D. D. (2003). Opsin activation as a cause of congenital night ...

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is one of the most fascinating animals you can ever put in your aquarium. Here are the basics of starting an axolotl tank.

And that leads me to discussing one of the most challenging and confusing salamanders of southern Ontario: Jeffersons Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum). The Jeffs is largely restricted to south central Ontario, although ongoing research has had it turn up slightly beyond that area. It is a large salamander, with adults reaching 18-20 cm in total length. It is dark bluish black, with a few lighter whitish-bluish flecks, but not as large or as brightly marked as the Blue-spotted Salamander. What makes things especially challenging in identifying these salamanders in the field is a result of the unusual reproductive process and ultimate genetics of these two species. They hybridize, and there is a broad zone of hybridization. One can really only tell what kind one is by doing DNA analysis, which for these salamanders requires snipping a small tip of the tail, running it through a blender of sorts, and then examining the DNA. There are many variations of the genetic make-up of these hybrids, ...

Nearly 500 varieties of amphibians, spread throughout various continents on the planet, are collectively referred to as Salamander. Theyve the characteristics of the fellow amphibians, such as frogs as well as toads, yet tend to be unique within their own methods. Nearly all of the varieties associated with salamander possess appearance such as those associated with reptiles. Varieties, such because Hida Salamander, Marbled Salamander, Off-shore Giant Salamander, as well as Southern Bittorrent Salamander carefully resemble lizards. However, Olm as well as Two-toed Amphiuma look much like snakes. Higher Siren is actually another range with hardly visible braches, but its more of the eel-like entire body.. Steps in order to draw Salamander: From a good artistic perspective, the degree of difficulty within drawing the salamander is actually directly associated with the subspecies selected. Following guidelines can help you draw your personal salamander:. • Research image: You need to do a few ...

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The objective of this experiment is to determine whether or not axolotls can acquire spatial learning through the use of visual cues. Since salamanders, a very similar species to axolotls, have shown the ability to use landmarks as visual cues when finding food, axolotls should also be able to do so, since they are very closely related. The axolotls will be given a certain amount of time to find an escape hole, based on standardized visual cues. and with each trial, the time will be recorded. It is hypothesized that the amount of time required for the axolotl to escape the shallow water will change based on the placement of the visual cues and the amount of trials done. The independent variable will be the placement of the standardized cues, and the dependent variable will be the time it takes for the axolotl to escape. The amount of time for the experiment and data collection will be about 2 weeks. In those two weeks, using four axolotls, 140 trials will be conducted with each axolotl. Data ...

Cover: Image of an Ambystoma mexicanum limb that has been stained with alizarin red (bone) and alcian blue (cartilage). An ectopic limb (right side) was induced to grow from a wound on the limb proper by deviating a severed nerve and grafting tissue from the opposite limb axis into the wound site. This assay, known as the accessory limb assay, makes it possible to test each of the critical components of limb regeneration: (1) the wound, (2) neurotrophic factors and (3) positional information. Understanding the role of each of these components during limb regeneration in the adult A. mexicanum will bring us closer to harnessing the regenerative capacity in humans. Image by Catherine McCusker from the Gardiner/Bryant research group. See article by McCusker and Gardiner on page 593. ...

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Alone among vertebrates, urodele amphibians are able to regenerate lost body parts as adults. The key to this ability is that limb cells are triggered to dedifferentiate and reinitiate growth and pattern formation. Our strategy is to use axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) to discover the signals that trigger the regeneration response, in the belief that these signals have enormous potential and consequences for human health. Our long term goals are to identify the regeneration-enabling signals in limbs, in order to support progress towards the eventual application of these molecules to the improvement of human repair mechanisms. In current research, we are using assays derived from the extensive experimental history of regenerating limbs, to test the roles of several signaling molecules known to be essential for limb development. These assays are designed to examine the signals that initiate regeneration, those that are needed to establish a blastema, as well as those that are required for ...

Im trying to locate any axolotl cDNA or genomic libraries (preferably Ambystoma mexicanum) and I would be very grateful for any help from members of the urodeles newsgroup. For the cDNA libraries I am particularly interested in embryonic stages (up to tailbud) and in adult skeletal or cardiac muscle. Yours sincerely, Tim Mohun ****************************************************** T. J. Mohun National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK Tel: 0181-959 3666 x2522 Fax: 0181-906 4477 Internet: tmohun at nimr.mrc.ac.uk ...

In previous publications (Eyal-Giladi & Eyal, 1962; Eyal & Eyal-Giladi, 1963) some of the macroscopic effects produced by chlorpromazine (CPZ) on the development and growth rate of Axolotl embryos have been reported. They include different abnormalities (microcephaly, defects in eyes, gills and pigmentation) depending on the CPZ concentration used and the length of the immersion period. In addition, larvae subjected to high CPZ concentrations and longer time of treatment proved, at the time of fixation, to be smaller than the controls, whereas larvae treated by low CPZ concentrations tended to grow bigger than the controls.. The teratogenic effect and the influence on growth being established, a microscopic examination of the same material was undertaken.. Three experimental series were run, each starting with a different initial developmental stage (Harrisons stages 10-11, 15-16 and 29-30 respectively). Specias (Paris) CPZ chlorhydrate powder was dissolved in sterile tap water.. ...

Its adorableness aside, the Mexican axolotl is a salamander of particular interest to scientists. On the molecular level, the animal seems to have a

Salamander is the common name applied to approximately 500 amphibian vertebrates with slender bodies, short legs, and long tails (order Caudata or Urodela). The moist skin of the amphibians limits them to habitats either near water or under some protection on moist ground, usually in a forest. Some species are aquatic throughout life, some take to the water intermittently, and some are entirely terrestrial as adults. Salamanders superficially resemble lizards, but are easily distinguished by their lack of scales. They are capable of regenerating lost limbs. Species of salamanders are numerous and found in most moist or aqueous habitats in the northern hemisphere. Most are small but some reach up to 5 feet in length. They live in brooks and ponds and other moist locations. North America has the hellbender and the mudpuppy which can reach the length of a foot. In Japan, China and the United States the giant salamander is found, which reaches 5 feet (1.5m) and weighs up to 30 kilograms [1] ...

Salamander is the common name applied to approximately 500 amphibian vertebrates with slender bodies, short legs, and long tails (order Caudata or Urodela). The moist skin of the amphibians limits them to habitats either near water or under some protection on moist ground, usually in a forest. Some species are aquatic throughout life, some take to the water intermittently, and some are entirely terrestrial as adults. Salamanders superficially resemble lizards, but are easily distinguished by their lack of scales. They are capable of regenerating lost limbs. Species of salamanders are numerous and found in most moist or aqueous habitats in the northern hemisphere. Most are small but some reach up to 5 feet in length. They live in brooks and ponds and other moist locations. North America has the hellbender and the mudpuppy which can reach the length of a foot. In Japan, China and the United States the giant salamander is found, which reaches 5 feet (1.5m) and weighs up to 30 kilograms [1] ...

The biggest result of our study is that we saw differences in captures, or the number of salamanders in a given area, ODonnell said. The captures decreased in all three treatments relative to the untreated areas.. They found that salamander numbers they detected in the areas that were partially cleared or burned decreased, though removing the medium and small trees didnt have as much of an impact when they used statistics to control for undetected amphibians.. In terms of true abundance, we saw a slight decline in the mid-story right away, but a rebound two years after the treatment, ODonnell said. We may not have seen much of the effect of the prescribed fire but there could be a lag time in terms of seeing an effect on the population level.. In the burn areas, the researchers found that the leaf litter that salamanders spend most of their time buried under dropped a lot, affecting the way the amphibians used their habitat. The leaf litter on the ground rebounded after a year, but ...

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Biologists have determined that this tiny cave salamander, nicknamed the human fish has a maximum lifespan of 100 years. For a creature of that size, thats quite unusual: The salamander, also called olm and Proteus, has a maximum lifespan of over 100 years, concludes the new study, published in the latest Royal Society Biology Letters. Thats nearly double the age of other often-elderly amphibians: the Japanese giant salamander (55 years), the African bullfrog (45 years), the common European toad (40...

Some, but not all, species of salamander hibernate during the winter months. Salamanders are classified as amphibians, and amphibians cannot regulate their own body temperatures....

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Ecology of coastal giant salamanders, (Dicamptodon tenebrosus). Research into the genetic structure and history of giant salamander populations in the United States and Canada.

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The fish-tetrapod transition was one of the major events in vertebrate evolution and was enabled by many morphological changes. Although the transformation of paired fish fins into tetrapod limbs has been a major topic of study in recent years, both from paleontological and comparative developmental perspectives, the interest has focused almost exclusively on the distal part of the appendage and in particular the origin of digits. Relatively little attention has been paid to the transformation of the pelvic girdle from a small unipartite structure to a large tripartite weight-bearing structure, allowing tetrapods to rely mostly on their hindlimbs for locomotion. In order to understand how the ischium and the ilium evolved and how the acetabulum was reoriented during this transition, growth series of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri and the Mexican axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum were cleared and stained for cartilage and bone and immunostained for skeletal muscles. In order to understand the

Background: The fish-tetrapod transition was one of the major events in vertebrate evolution and was enabled by many morphological changes. Although the transformation of paired fish fins into tetrapod limbs has been a major topic of study in recent years, both from paleontological and comparative developmental perspectives, the interest has focused almost exclusively on the distal part of the appendage and in particular the origin of digits. Relatively little attention has been paid to the transformation of the pelvic girdle from a small unipartite structure to a large tripartite weight-bearing structure, allowing tetrapods to rely mostly on their hindlimbs for locomotion. In order to understand how the ischium and the ilium evolved and how the acetabulum was reoriented during this transition, growth series of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri and the Mexican axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum were cleared and stained for cartilage and bone and immunostained for skeletal muscles. In order ...

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The Small-mouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum) is a mole salamander species and a member of the Ambystomatidae family. The species may also be referred to as the Texas salamander, the Porphyry salamander or the narrow-mouthed salamander.. The Small-mouthed salamander can be found in the central United States. The species ranges from Michigan to Nebraska, south to Texas and east to Tennessee. The Small-mouth salamander has also been found in Ontario, Canada.. The Small-mouth salamander inhabits moist areas that are relatively close to a water source. When on land, wet prairie, meadow, swamp and damp forest are all preferred habitats. A nocturnal species, the salamander remains hidden beneath logs, rock and leaf litter or in small mammal burrows.. The Small-mouth salamander commonly reaches lengths between 4.5 and 7 inches. Typical coloration is black or dark brown and its belly side is black. Light grey or silver spots or flecks are found on its dorsal (upper) side. Often male small-mouthed ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Chloride equilibrium potential in salamander cones. AU - Thoreson, Wallace B. AU - Bryson, Eric J.. PY - 2004/12/5. Y1 - 2004/12/5. N2 - Background: GABAergic inhibition and effects of intracellular chloride ions on calcium channel activity have been proposed to regulate neurotransmission from photoreceptors. To assess the impact of these and other chloride-dependent mechanisms on release from cones, the chloride equilibrium potential (ECl) was determined in red-sensitive, large single cones from the tiger salamander retinal slice. Results: Whole cell recordings were done using gramicidin perforated patch techniques to maintain endogenous Cl- levels. Membrane potentials were corrected for liquid junction potentials. Cone resting potentials were found to average -46 mV. To measure ECl, we applied long depolarizing steps to activate the calcium-activated chloride current (ICl(Ca)) and then determined the reversal potential for the current component that was inhibited by the Cl- ...

How to Take Care of Tiger Salamanders. Tiger salamanders are a pleasure to keep as pets. They are beautiful to observe and they dont bark late at night. They are larger, hardier and generally more interactive than other salamanders, which...

Dinoflagellates collected during red tide events in Bahia Mazatlan, Mexico during the early spring of 1999 and 2000 appeared under LM to belong to Prorocentrum mexicanum Osorio-Tafall. Observations with SEM of those populations showed marked differences in shape and microornamentation from the related species, Prorocentrum rhathymum Loeblich III, Sherley and Schmidt. In P. mexicanum, the presence and dimensions of poroids, the uneven distribution of trichocyst pores not located in depressions, and the general architecture of the periflagellar region are more closely related to Prorocentrum caribbaeum Faust. Also, P. mexicanum has a three-horned (sometimes two-horned) spine and is deeper in the anterior than the posterior region, whereas P. rhathymum has a simple small spine and its sagittal view is oval. Furthermore, the number and distribution of trichocyst pores in the periflagellar area is different between the two species, being located on both valves in P. mexicanum and only on the right ...

Stochastic specification of primordial germ cells from mesoderm precursors in axolotl embryos[7] A common feature of development in most vertebrate models is the early segregation of the germ line from the soma. For example, in Xenopus and zebrafish embryos primordial germ cells (PGCs) are specified by germ plasm that is inherited from the egg; in mice, Blimp1 expression in the epiblast mediates the commitment of cells to the germ line. How these disparate mechanisms of PGC specification evolved is unknown. Here, in order to identify the ancestral mechanism of PGC specification in vertebrates, we studied PGC specification in embryos from the axolotl (Mexican salamander), a model for the tetrapod ancestor. In the axolotl, PGCs develop within mesoderm, and classic studies have reported their induction from primitive ectoderm (animal cap). We used an axolotl animal cap system to demonstrate that signalling through FGF and BMP4 induces PGCs. The role of FGF was then confirmed in vivo. We also ...

The rate of bicarbonate reabsorption (JHCO3) by in vitro initial collecting tubules (ICT) from aquatic- and land-phase Ambystoma tigrinum was measured. These animals intrinsically have different levels of plasma bicarbonate, 17.6 and 27.1 mM, respectively. ICT from both phases reabsorbed bicarbonate at 11 pmol X mm-1 X min-1 when perfused in solutions equilibrated with 3% CO2. The induction of metabolic acidosis or alkalosis had no effect on JHCO3 by in vitro ICT. JHCO3 was abolished when ICT from aquatic animals were perfused with solutions equilibrated with 1% CO2 and returned toward the control value when 3% CO2 was reintroduced. The effect of plasma CO2 partial pressure on JHCO3 of the ICT may explain, at least in part, the observed difference in plasma bicarbonate of the aquatic- and land-phase animals. JHCO3 was reduced to 22% of control with amiloride and to 42% of control when a Na+-free perfusate was used, but was insensitive to ethoxzolamide. These data are consistent with the presence of a

Aubry, K. B., and Hall, P. A. (1991). Terrestrial amphibian communities in the southern Washington Cascade Range. Wildlife and Vegetation of Unmanaged Douglas-fir Forests, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-285. Ruggiero, L. F., Aubry, K. B., Carey, A. B., and Huff, M. H., technical coordinators, eds., USDA Forest Service, Northwest Research Station, Olympia, Washington., 326-338. Blair, A. P. (1951). Notes on the herpetology of the Elk mountains, Colorado. Copeia, 1951, 239-240. Blaustein, A. R., Edmond, B., Kiesecker, J. M., Beatty, J. J., and Hokit, D. G. (1995). Ambient ultraviolet radiation causes mortality in salamander eggs. Ecological Applications, 5(3), 740-743. Blaustein, A. R., Wake, D. B., and Sousa, W. P. (1994). Amphibian declines: Judging stability, persistence, and susceptibility of populations to local and global extinctions. Conservation Biology, 8(1), 60-71. Boundy, J. and Balgooyen, T. G. (1988). Record lengths of some amphibians and reptiles from the western United ...

In 2012 Hoffmann came to Maine to study how urbanization was impacting vernal pools and the blue spotted salamanders. In Maine, salamanders may be the most abundant vertebrate-certainly more populous than people or moose. Scientists have estimated that in Maine the total weight of the salamander population actually exceeds that of people, but that is partly a function of Maines small human presence and vast woodlands. In any case, salamanders are a rarely seen but critical part of the ecosystem, in particular in the early spring when they are a feast of little hamburgers for hungry owls, skunks, and even just-out-of-hibernation bears who eat their eggs.. Hoffmann quickly realized that these salamanders, for all their importance, were scientifically mysterious. Nobody had ever just followed a blue spotted salamander and seen where they lived and what types of wetland they liked. So Hoffmann got to work hiking to dozens of wetland sites, trapping and measuring and releasing scores of ...

Background: A microRNA, miR499c, has been discovered in human fetal heart which rescues mutant hearts in cardiac nonfunction mutant axolotl (salamander) embryo…

Japanese giant salamanders are the second-largest salamander species in the world. These long-lived salamanders lurk in rocky, fast-flowing streams in Japan. They have a single lung that they use to control buoyancy, not to breathe.

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Most of the largest vertebrate genomes are found in salamanders, a clade of amphibians that includes 686 species. Salamander genomes range in size from 14 to 120 Gb, reflecting the accumulation of lar

A. mexicanums life cycle is rather special, since this species exhibits neoteny, which means that it retains its larval form into adulthood and becomes...

Worldwide, one in every three species of amphibian is endangered, 39 species have gone extinct in the last 500 years and another 130 species are suspected to have gone extinct in recent decades. Of the amphibians, salamanders have the highest portion

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Hi all, My name is Hayley, Im 21 from Northamptonshire, England. I have recently purchased my first Axolotl, a three month old albino called Oscar.

TY - JOUR. T1 - Electrophysiology of retinal glial cells. AU - Newman, Eric A.. PY - 1988. Y1 - 1988. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0024274410&partnerID=8YFLogxK. UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0024274410&partnerID=8YFLogxK. U2 - 10.1016/0278-4327(88)90024-7. DO - 10.1016/0278-4327(88)90024-7. M3 - Review article. AN - SCOPUS:0024274410. VL - 8. SP - 153. EP - 171. JO - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. JF - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. SN - 1350-9462. IS - C. ER - ...

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