Ambystoma mexicanum
"Ambystoma mexicanum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A salamander found in Mexican mountain lakes and accounting for about 30 percent of the urodeles used in research. The axolotl remains in larval form throughout its life, a phenomenon known as neoteny.
| Descriptor ID |
D000558
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.090.608.080.068.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Ambystoma mexicanum- Ambystoma mexicanum
- Ambystoma mexicanums
- mexicanums, Ambystoma
- Mexican Salamander
- Salamander, Mexican
- Axolotl
- Axolotls
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ambystoma mexicanum" by people in Profiles.
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Zhang C, Jia P, Huang X, Sferrazza GF, Athauda G, Achary MP, Wang J, Lemanski SL, Dube DK, Lemanski LF. Myofibril-inducing RNA (MIR) is essential for tropomyosin expression and myofibrillogenesis in axolotl hearts. J Biomed Sci. 2009 Sep 03; 16:81.
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Harlow DE, Barlow LA. Embryonic origin of gustatory cranial sensory neurons. Dev Biol. 2007 Oct 15; 310(2):317-28.
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Gross JB, Gottlieb AA, Barlow LA. Gustatory neurons derived from epibranchial placodes are attracted to, and trophically supported by, taste bud-bearing endoderm in vitro. Dev Biol. 2003 Dec 15; 264(2):467-81.