Abstract
Summary
Observations on the development of the melanophores in normal and hypophysectomized Xenopus show contraction of the melanophores in the latter at a late tail bud stage, about 48 hours after fertilization. The pituitary at this stage is undifferentiated. It is inferred that the secretion of melanophore hormone begins at or possibly before this time.
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