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Development Of Mechanosensory Innervation In The Frog, Xenopus Laevis, Peter Andrew Feuk
Development Of Mechanosensory Innervation In The Frog, Xenopus Laevis, Peter Andrew Feuk
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DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANOSENSORY INNERVATION IN THE FROG, XENOPUS LAEVIS
by
Peter Feuk
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017
Under the Supervision of Dr. R. David Heathcote
This study aims to investigate whether a specific target cell in the epidermis of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, guides the initial outgrowth and pattern of Rohon-Beard (RB) cells and their survival. RB cells are primary mechanosensory neurons present during the early developmental stages of X. laevis. These neurons provide sensory input to the frog throughout embryonic and larval development before initiating apoptosis around the start of metamorphosis. The innervation of embryonic skin …