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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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.
Hajime Morizumi +2 more
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Maintenance of melanophore morphology and survival is cathepsin and vps11 dependent in zebrafish. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Here, we characterize a Danio rerio zebrafish pigment cell mutant (melanophore integrity mutant), which displays a defect in maintenance of melanophore and iridophore number.
Lauren F Clancey +3 more
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SLC24A5 plays fundamental roles in regulating melanophore development in Cyprinidae fish
Reproduction and Breeding, 2021 The mechanism of color pattern formation in animals is complicated. Oujiang color common carp (Cyprinus carpio var. color) is an excellent fish model for studying the molecular mechanism of pigmentation.
Xiaowen Chen, Chenghui Wang
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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.
Christopher M. Anderson +2 more
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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 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.
Maryam Alenize +2 more
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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 ...
Braedan M. McCluskey +4 more
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Butylparaben Exposure Induced Darker Skin Pigmentation in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Toxics, 2023 Butylparaben (BuP), as an emerging contaminant with endocrine-disrupting effects, may exert effects on skin pigmentation in fish by interfering with the neuroendocrine system. Therefore, models of BuP exposure in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were
Song Liu +6 more
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Anterior-posterior gene expression differences in three Lake Malawi cichlid fishes with variation in body stripe orientation [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Morphological differentiation among closely related species provides opportunities to study mechanisms shaping natural phenotypic variation. Here, we address variation in the orientation of melanin-colored body stripes in three cichlid species of the ...
Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Kristina M. Sefc
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