Center for Vision Research, SUNY Eye Institute, Upstate Medical University
2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE
Biology
Tissue Determination Using the Animal Cap Transplant (ACT) Assay in Xenopus laevis
Andrea S. Viczian 1, Michael E. Zuber 1
1Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Animal caps overexpressing gene product(s) are transplanted to the flank of developing Xenopus laevis embryos in order to establish whether tissue is determined.
Neuroscience
A Simple Behavioral Assay for Testing Visual Function in Xenopus laevis
Andrea S. Viczian 1, Michael E. Zuber 1
1Ophthalmology Department, Center for Vision Research, SUNY Eye Institute, Upstate Medical University
Xenopus laevis tadpoles prefer swimming on the white side of a black/white tank. This behavior is guided by their vision. Based on this behavior, we present a simple assay to test the visual function of tadpoles.