Abstract
Xenopus tropicalis combine the advantages of X. laevis, for example using explants and targeted gain of function, with the ability to take classical genetics approaches to answering cell and developmental biology questions making it arguably the most versatile of the model organisms. Against this background, husbandry of X. tropicalis is less well developed than for its larger, more robust relative. Here we describe the methods used to keep and breed these frogs successfully.
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The European Xenopus Resource Centre is funded by the Wellcome Trust, BBSRC and NC3Rs. The authors are very grateful to Colin Sharpe for suggesting improvements to the manuscript.
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Jafkins, A., Abu-Daya, A., Noble, A., Zimmerman, L.B., Guille, M. (2012). Husbandry of Xenopus tropicalis . In: HOPPLER, S., Vize, P. (eds) Xenopus Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 917. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-992-1_2
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