Open AccessEye on regeneration
Author(s) -
Call Mindy K.,
Grogg Matthew W.,
Tsonis Panagiotis A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the anatomical record part b: the new anatomist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1552-4914
pISSN - 1552-4906
DOI - 10.1002/ar.b.20084
Subject(s) - regeneration (biology) , transdifferentiation , lens (geology) , biology , process (computing) , neuroscience , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , stem cell , computer science , operating system , paleontology
Lens regeneration in newts is a remarkable process, whereby a lost tissue is replaced by transdifferentiation of adult tissues that only a few organisms possess. In this review, we will touch on the approaches being used to study this phenomenon, recent advances in the field of lens regeneration, similarities and differences between development and regeneration, as well as the potential role stem cells may play in understanding this process. Anat Rec (Part B: New Anat) 287B:42–48, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.