Pattern formation and growth in the regenerating limbs of urodelean amphibians
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The results of numerous types of grafting experiments involving the amputation of symmetrical limbs are described. These experiments were designed to test the tenets of the polar coordinate model. The analysis of the results of these grafts coupled with a quantitative analysis of blastemal shape strongly indicates that pattern regulation during amphibian limb regeneration can be understood in terms of the model.
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