Characterization of spinal cord damage based on automatic video analysis of froglet swimming

Xenopus laevis frogs are a widely used organism to study aspects of modern biology (Harland and Grainger, 2011). Its central nervous system is particularly interesting, because in certain stages of metamorphosis the spinal cord can regenerate after injury and recover swimming. With this in mind, aut...

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Main Authors: Sebastián De Vidts, Emilio Méndez-Olivos, Miriam Palacios, Juan Larraín, Domingo Mery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2019-12-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/8/12/bio042960