Review

Rejeneratif tıpta model organizma; Aksolotl (Ambystoma Mexicanum)

Volume: 61 Number: 1 March 15, 2022
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Rejeneratif tıpta model organizma; Aksolotl (Ambystoma Mexicanum)

Abstract

The axolotl has an extraordinary capacity to regenerate damaged and lost structures, especially the nervous system, limbs, organs such as the eye and heart, without causing scarring. It has become a very important model organism by attracting the attention of scientists working in both developmental biology and regenerative medicine and stem cell biology. The axolotl, which is amphibian and tetrapod, is a more preferred model due to its ease of maintenance and reproduction compared to other organisms such as African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) or zebrafish (Danio rerio), which are relatively difficult to study. The main purposes of this review are the definition and origin of the axolotl, its taxonomy, anatomy, reproduction, nutrition, habitat, to give a perspective to scientists who want to work on this model organism by giving examples to the scientific data and study fields of the last 20 years by addressing issues such as how it contributes to scientific studies as a model organism.

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Supporting Institution

Yok

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

March 15, 2022

Submission Date

September 26, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 8, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 61 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Burak Çakar, Canberk Tomruk, Servet Çelik, Yiğit Uyanıkgil. Rejeneratif tıpta model organizma; Aksolotl (Ambystoma Mexicanum). EJM. 2022 Mar. 1;61(1):122-8. doi:10.19161/etd.1086385

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