Dolphin Development
Introduction
Some Recent Findings
- Hibernation and reproduction overlap in the echidna. [1] "During hibernation there is a slowing of all metabolic
Taxon
Development Overview
Limb Development
thumb|Hind-limb loss in embryos of the dolphin.[2] Researchers have identified that Sonic hedgehog (Shh), that in limb development is the signaling activity of the zone of polarizing activity (ZPA), is absent from the dolphin hind-limb bud.[2] The hind-limb bud initiates, but then bud arrests and degenerates around the fifth gestational week.
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