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XB-ART-31882
Experientia 1978 Nov 15;3411:1521-2. doi: 10.1007/bf01932388.
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Exogenous melatonin and melanophore development in Xenopus.

Baker PC , Hoff KM , Buda RE .


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Xenopus larvae raised from stage 21 in melatonin solution and upon a dark background had fewer head melanophores at stage 48 than control animals not exposed to melatonin. Rearing larvae in melatonin solution seems to mimic rearing larvae on a light background.

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