Abstract
In the present research the neural retina of adultXenopus laevis andRana esculenta was implanted into the enucleated orbit of larvalXenopus laevis to ascertain if the lens-inducing power of this ocular tissue was maintained in the post-metamorphic stages. The results obtained show that the inducing power of the neural retina is maintained in the adult eye without significant variations.
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Nella presente ricerca sono stati effettuati esperimenti di impianto di retina neurale diXenopus laevis eRana esculenta adulti nell’orbita enucleata di larve diXenopus laevis con il fine di accertare l’eventuale persistenza del potere induttore lentogeno negli occhi degli Anuri adulti. I risultati ottenuti mosrrano ehe il potere induttore viene mantenuto senza significative variazioni.
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Bosco, d.L., Willems, D. Persistence of the lens-inducing capacity of the neural retina in adult Anura. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 3, 345–351 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002940
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