title: Amphibian limb regeneration curves generated by the scanning laser acoustic microscope.
abstract: A scanning laser acoustic microscope was used to generate growth curves for amphibian limb regeneration. The mechanical properties of the specimen were converted into a visual image that was suitable for the measurements of limb growth. Bone, cartilage, muscle, dermis, and epidermis can be visualized.
mesh_terms: D000557:Ambystoma / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D005121:Extremities / Q000502:physiology; D007834:Lasers; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012038:Regeneration; D014465:Ultrasonics