A preliminary investigation into the effect of thyroid hormones on the metamorphic changes in Meckel's cartilage in Xenopus laevis.
The effects of short-term dosage with thyroid powder on the metamorphic changes in Meckel's cartilage in Xenopus laevis are described. The Lag phase of development appears to be by-passed, and the usual sequential arrangement of the Division and Synthesis phases is disrupted, the processes of normal metamorphic changes being considerably accelerated.
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Department of Anatomy, University Medical School, Edinburgh.
D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014982:Xenopus laevis
D013963:Thyroid Hormones