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. 2016 Oct 25:5:e21583.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.21583.

Seeing is believing

Enrique Amaya  1
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Seeing is believing

Enrique Amaya. Elife. .

Abstract

A small transparent crustacean called Parhyale hawaiensis has become a powerful model system for the study of limb and appendage regeneration.

Keywords: Parhyale hawaiensis; developmental biology; live imaging; regeneration; stem cells.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Watching limb regeneration in Parhyale hawaiensis.
Alwes et al. amputated a leg (called the T5 limb) in the crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis, and then used a combination of different microscopy techniques to follow its regeneration. This image, taken six days after amputation, shows the regenerated limb encapsulated within the cuticle of the previously amputated limb (red); the image is 655 microns across. Image provided by Frederike Alwes.
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