Visual input regulates melanophore differentiation [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyIntroductionDevelopmental processes continue in organisms in which sensory systems have reached functional maturity, however, little research has focused on the influence of sensory input on cell and tissue development. Here, we explored the influence of
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Thyroid hormone regulates distinct paths to maturation in pigment cell lineages [PDF]
eLife, 2019 Thyroid hormone (TH) regulates diverse developmental events and can drive disparate cellular outcomes. In zebrafish, TH has opposite effects on neural crest derived pigment cells of the adult stripe pattern, limiting melanophore population expansion, yet
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Ultrastructural analysis of throat dermal tissue and chromatophore components in the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is an important model for studying the evolution of nuptial coloration, but histological analyses of color are largely lacking.
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Colour Confusion: Reviewing Ambiguities in the Identification and Classification of Chromatophore Deficiencies Among Amphibians [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe colour of amphibian skin and eyes (retina and iris) is the result of light interacting with cells called chromatophores, primarily xanthophores, iridophores and melanophores, that can be found in various combinations.
John Gould
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Melanophore migration and survival during zebrafish adult pigment stripe development require the immunoglobulin superfamily adhesion molecule Igsf11. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2012 The zebrafish adult pigment pattern has emerged as a useful model for understanding the development and evolution of adult form as well as pattern-forming mechanisms more generally.
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New Record of Sillago sinica (Pisces: Sillaginidae) in Korean Waters, and Re-identification of Sillago parvisquamis Previously Reported from Korea as S. sinica [PDF]
Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2013 A single specimen of the genus Sillago, collected from Gwangyang, Korea, in May 2009, is characterized by XI first dorsal fin spines, 3 or 4 rows of melanophore pattern along the second dorsal fin membrane, and a darkish posterior margin of the caudal ...
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Melanophore and fluoroleucophore photo-protect the Arabian killifish, Aphanius dispar, embryo from ultraviolet light [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPigment cells in fish species play crucial roles in forming colour patterns of each species and other physiological characteristics, including photoprotection.
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Individual identification of inbred medaka based on characteristic melanophore spot patterns on the head [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 With disease progression, individual differences appear, even in an animal disease model with genetic homogeneity. Therefore, non-invasive long term observation and individual identification is desirable for late-onset diseases.
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It's not easy being green: Comparing typical skin colouration among amphibians with colour abnormalities associated with chromatophore deficits [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAmphibians can obtain their colour from a combination of several different pigment and light reflecting cell types called chromatophores, with defects in one or several of the cells leading to colour abnormalities. There is a need for better recording of
John Gould, Colin McHenry
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Pigment pattern morphospace of Danio fishes: evolutionary diversification and mutational effects
Biology Open, 2021 Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying variation in adult form remain largely unknown. Adult pigment patterns of fishes in the genus Danio, which includes zebrafish, Danio rerio, consist of horizontal stripes, vertical bars, spots and uniform ...
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