title: Work in progress: the renaissance in amphibian embryology.
abstract: Various historical eras in the distant as well as the recent past of amphibian embryology are briefly reviewed. The concepts which emerged from the early years matured, then were laid to rest for several decades. A resurgence, driven by key discoveries with peptide growth factors, and fueled by modern molecular biology methods, is underway. The future for several amphibian research projects should be promising since interest in basic concepts remains strong, and application of frontier methodologies is yielding novel findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Malacinski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ariizumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asashima
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D019521:Body Patterning; D004626:Embryology / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D004627:Embryonic Induction; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances