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Research

Abstract

In the preparation of amphibian eggs and larvae for histological study, the technique employed is a factor of primary importance. The amphibian egg represents the final attempt on the part of nature to produce a large yolk-laden egg in which cleavage involves the entire ovum. As a result of this method of cleavage all the embryonic tissues, during the early stages of development, contain more or less yolk. Furthermore, the ventral region of the young embryo contains a large, compact yolk-mass which is not readily penetrated by the fixing and the clearing agent, and the embryonic tissues show a greater tendency to shrink than do the tissues of other vertebrate embryos.

Publication Date

1911

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

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First Page

145

Last Page

146

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Kuntz, Albert (1911) "Notes on Methods for the Study of Amphibian Eggs and Larvae," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 18(1), 145-146.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol18/iss1/30

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Notes on Methods for the Study of Amphibian Eggs and Larvae

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