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Xenopus laevis

Known as: Clawed Frog, X. laevis, common platanna 
A species of South African aquatic frog of the genus Xenopus. It is up to 12 cm long with a flattened head and body but no tongue. Its name derives… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
To explore the origins and consequences of tetraploidy in the African clawed frog, we sequenced the Xenopus laevis genome and… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Frog Genome The African clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis is the first amphibian to have its genome sequenced. Hellsten et al. (p… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
In the XX/XY sex-determining system, the Y-linked SRY genes of most mammals and the DMY/Dmrt1bY genes of the teleost fish medaka… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Heart induction in Xenopus occurs in paired regions of the dorsoanterior mesoderm in response to signals from the Spemann… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The Na(+)-K(+) co-transporter HKT1, first isolated from wheat, mediates high-affinity K(+) uptake. The function of HKT1 in plants… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The loss of chromosomal integrity from DNA double-strand breaks introduced into mammalian cells by ionizing radiation results in… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
We have examined the regulation of maturation-promoting factor (MPF) activity in the mitotic and meiotic cell cycles of Xenopus… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
  • R. Miledi
  • 1982
  • Corpus ID: 2149307
Membrane currents were investigated in Xenopus laevis oocytes under voltage clamp. Depolarizing pulses, given from a holding…