Ultrastructural evidence for the absence of premelanosomes in eggs of the albino mutant (ap) ofXenopus laevis
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Wilhelm Roux' Archiv für Entwicklungsmechanik der Organismen
- Vol. 177 (1) , 75-79
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00848630
Abstract
The so-called ap mutant strain ofXenopus laevis, which shows periodic albinism during its life cycle, produces batches of fertilized unpigmented eggs of high viability. These eggs were prepared for transmission electron microscopy. Evidence is presented that mature melanosomes as well as premelanosomes are lacking in the eggs. The absence of pigment might be useful as a cell marker in further experimental studies.Keywords
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