Open AccessAmbystoma mexicanum, a model organism in developmental biology and regeneration: a colombian experience
Author(s) -
Melisa Hincapie Agudelo,
Belfran Alcides Carbonell Medina,
Claudia Marcela Arenas Gómez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta biológica colombiana/acta biológica colombiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1900-1649
pISSN - 0120-548X
DOI - 10.15446/abc.v27n1.88309
Subject(s) - ambystoma mexicanum , regeneration (biology) , biology , amphibian , salamander , axolotl , organism , model organism , ecology , developmental biology , adaptability , zoology , caudata , evolutionary biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene
Ambystoma mexicanum is a urodele amphibian endemic to Xochimilco Lake in Mexico, it belongs to the salamander family Ambystomatidae. This species has frequently been used as model organism in developmental biology and regeneration laboratories around the world due to its broad regenerative capacities and adaptability to laboratory conditions. In this review we describe the establishment of the first colony of axolotls in Colombia to study tissue regeneration and our perspectives on the use A. mexicanum as a model organism in Colombia are discussed emphasizing its possible uses in regeneration and developmental biology