Challenging the long-standing belief that fibroblasts produce skin collagen, researchers at Okayama University have investigated collagen formation in the ‘glass-skinned’ amphibian axolotl and other ...

Traditionally, fibroblasts—specialized supporting cells within the dermis—have ... Using the transparent skin of axolotls, an aquatic amphibian widely used in dermatology research, they ...

But not the axolotls. They transform nearby cells to stem cells, forming bones, skins, and veins in their exact original state. Scientists are still unable to explain why we react to injuries so ...

Genes can be introduced into cells using different methodologies, such as by hijacking harmless viruses to deliver genes. So far, virus-mediated gene delivery into axolotl neurons had not been ...

The critically endangered axolotl—also known as the Mexican salamander—shares a type of cell, called a glial cell, with humans. If an axolotl hurts its spinal cord, its glial cells go to work ...

Unlike mammals, the axolotl's wound-healing mechanism usually does not involve the formation of scar tissue. Instead, tissues adjacent to an amputated limb will revert to an 'embryonic stem cell ...

A museum and conservation centre dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists ...

Here they show that keratinocytes contribute to dermal collagen formation in axolotl skin in a conserved mechanism, offering new insights into collagen formation. Adult stem cells self-renew and ...

MEXICO CITY — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

With its goggling eyes and signature smiley face, the axolotl became Japan's favorite water creature after it was featured in a TV ad in the 1980s. At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka ...