title: Stages of tail regeneration in the adult newt, Notophthalmus viridescens.
abstract: Five distinguishable stages of tail regeneration in the adult newt have been established. The stages are based on external morphological changes and internal histological characteristics rather than chronological age of the regenerate.
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D012038:Regeneration; D012455:Salamandridae / Q000502:physiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D013623:Tail / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D014562:Caudata / Q000502:physiology*; D014945:Wound Healing