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The control of melanin dispersion in the hypomere ofXenopus larvae

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Studies on melanophores cultured in vesicles derived from Xenopus, hypomeric tissues suggest production of a diffusible melanin-concentrating substance by ventral hypomeric tissues and melanin-dispersing properties in lateral hypomeric tissues.

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  1. G. J. MacMillan

    Present address: Department of Developmental Biology, University of Aberdeen, AB9 1AS, Aberdeen, Scotland

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

    G. J. MacMillan

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This work was supported by the Science Research Council and presented in a thesis for the degree of Ph. D. of the University of Glasgow.

The author thanks Prof. D. R. Newth for his interest and valuable criticisms.

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MacMillan, G.J. The control of melanin dispersion in the hypomere ofXenopus larvae. Experientia 33, 1308–1309 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920149

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