Cut and Paste: The Mexican Axolotl, Experimental Practices and the Long History of Regeneration Research in Amphibians, 1864-Present

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-525992
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.52599

Reiß, Christian

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Abstract

The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is one of the most important models in contemporary regeneration research and regenerative medicine. This is the result of the long history of the species as an experimental and laboratory bred animal. One of many research questions investigated in the axolotl is regeneration. The species’ astonishing ability to regenerate tissues and entire body parts ...