Transplantation stimulates interstitial cell migration in hydra

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Developmental Biology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-1606(90)90216-6· OSTI ID:7009522

Fujisawa, T; David, C N; Bosch, T C ^[1]

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1. National Institute of Genetics, Shizuoka (Japan)

Migration of interstitial cells and nerve cell precursors was analyzed in Hydra magnipapillata and Hydra vulgaris (formerly Hydra attenuata). Axial grafts were made between ({sup 3}H)thymidine-labeled donor and unlabeled host tissue. Migration of labeled cells into the unlabeled half was followed for 4 days. The results indicate that the rate of migration was initially high and then slowed on Days 2-4. Regrafting fresh donor tissue on Days 2-4 maintained high levels of migration. Thus, migration appears to be stimulated by the grafting procedure itself.

• OSTI ID: 7009522
• Journal Information: Developmental Biology; (USA), Vol. 138:2; ISSN 0012-1606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
HYDRA
CELL DIFFERENTIATION
CELL DIVISION
DNA REPLICATION
GRAFTS
NERVE CELLS
THYMIDINE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMALS
AZINES
CNIDARIA
COELENTERATA
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
NUCLEIC ACID REPLICATION
NUCLEOSIDES
NUCLEOTIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PYRIMIDINES
RIBOSIDES
SOMATIC CELLS
TRANSPLANTS
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