Effect of UV on cleavage of Xenopus laevis
- 1 May 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Experimental Zoology
- Vol. 192 (2) , 277-283
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1401920218
Abstract
UV irradiation of the vegetal pole of stage 2 X. laevis embryos with doses of 6000–18000 ergs/mm2 delayed or inhibited cytokinesis in the vegetal hemisphere. Nuclear division continued so that a syncytium was formed, the size and persistence of which depended on the dose. Embryos which received a low UV dose were subsequently able to recover whereas embryos receiving a high dose were unable to gastrulate successfully. The implications for investigations into the role of cytoplasmic determinants are discussed.Keywords
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