title: An amphibian with ambition: a new role for Xenopus in the 21st century.
abstract: Much of our knowledge about the mechanisms of vertebrate early development comes from studies using Xenopus laevis. The recent development of a remarkably efficient method for generating transgenic embryos is now allowing study of late development and organogenesis in Xenopus embryos. Possibilities are also emerging for genomic studies using the closely related diploid frog Xenopus tropicalis.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Biology Programme, School of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. c.beck@bath.ac.uk
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Slack
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D004064:Digestive System / Q000378:metabolism; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D023421:Models, Animal; D009024:Morphogenesis; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D014981:Xenopus / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D029867:Xenopus Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D029867:Xenopus Proteins