Fluorescently-dyed <i>Xenopus</i> Embryo Cells (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Fluorescently-dyed <i>Xenopus</i> Embryo Cells

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Cardiac neural crest cells in one Xenopus embryo were fluorescently dyed, then transplanted to another embryo and allowed to develop normally, enabling researchers to track which cardiac structures they contributed.

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Jean-Pierre Saint-Jeannet, University of Pennsylvania

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