Movies: Animations illustrating Xenopus development
Xenopus laevis
| Stages | Movie | Author | Content |
| NF Stage 4 to NF Stage 8 |
 (1M)
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Bernhard Strauss and Nancy Papalopulu | Xenopus laevis early cleavage stages |
| NF Stage 9 to NF Stage 23 |
(1.2M)
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Huw Williams and James Smith | Xenopus laevis gastrula through neurula stages |
| NF Stage 13 to NF Stage 28 |
(1.2M)
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Enrique Amaya | Xenopus laevis embryo from the neurula stage through to hatching |
| Single Cell to Blastula |
(1.1M)
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Huw Williams and James Smith | Cleavage from one cell to blastula stage embryo. |
| Single Cell to Gastrula |
(3.2M)
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Huw Williams and James Smith | Synchronous development of Xenopus laevis embryos during early embryogenesis. Gastrulation follows the synchronous cleavage stages, and migrating involuted mesoderm can be seen underlying the prospective ectoderm cells. |
| Gastrulation |
(484K)
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Mike Danilchik | A morph of confocal optical sections illustrating the internal movements during gastrulation. |
| Gastrulation |
(212K)
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Ray Keller, digitized by Jeff Hardin | A dorsal surface view of gastrulating embryo. |
| Gastrulation through Neurulation and Tailbud |
(1.1M)
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Huw Williams and James Smith | Time lapse dorsal view. |
Xenopus tropicalis
| Stages | Movie | Author | Content |
| Gastrulation |
(93K)
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Enrique Amaya | Color vegetal view of blastopore closure. |
| NF Stage 12.5 to NF Stage 25 |
(363K)
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Enrique Amaya | Group of Xenopus tropicalis embryos from the neurula to early tailbud stages |
| NF Stage 25 to NF Stage 43 |
(1M)
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Enrique Amaya | Time lapse movie of head and face morphogenesis in Xenopus tropicalis |
| Neurulation and Elongation |
(111K)
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Enrique Amaya | Color dorsal view of neural tube closure and tailbud elongation. |
| 0 - 49 sec: Stage 43 tadpole; 49-59 sec: Ventral view of head and heart region of Stage 47 tadpole |
(1.6M)
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Enrique Amaya | Live movie of Stage 43 and Stage 47 Xenopus tropicalis tadpole |
Techniques
| Movie | Author | Content |
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(5.6M)
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Eddy De Robertis | Spemann-Mangold organizer transplantation experiment reenacted by Eddy De Robertis |
Introductory Developmental Biology
| Movie | Author |
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(65M)
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Jason Pellettieri |
indicates downloadable MP4 format for the Xenopus development movies.