title: Transplantation stimulates interstitial cell migration in hydra.
abstract: Migration of interstitial cells and nerve cell precursors was analyzed in Hydra magnipapillata and Hydra vulgaris (formerly Hydra attenuata). Axial grafts were made between [3H]thymidine-labeled donor and unlabeled host tissue. Migration of labeled cells into the unlabeled half was followed for 4 days. The results indicate that the rate of migration was initially high and then slowed on Days 2-4. Regrafting fresh donor tissue on Days 2-4 maintained high levels of migration. Thus, migration appears to be stimulated by the grafting procedure itself.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Bosch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D002465:Cell Movement; D004261:DNA Replication; D006829:Hydra / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D013936:Thymidine