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Center for Vision Research, SUNY Eye Institute, Upstate Medical University

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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.

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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.

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