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*'''''Online Xenopus Resources'''''
**'''Cold Spring Harbor Protocols - Xenopus''' [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/search?fulltext=Xenopus&submit=yes&x=18&y=12&tocsectionid=protocol&tocsectionid=recipe&tocsectionid=topic+introduction&tocsectionid=emerging+model+organisms&tocsectionid=product+protocol&tocsectionid=kit&tocsectionid=information+panel], subscription required for 130+ articles, select articles shown below:
***Housing and Feeding of Xenopus laevis - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/5/pdb.top8.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Inducing Ovulation in Xenopus laevis - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/5/pdb.prot4734.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Xenopus laevis In Vitro Fertilization and Natural Mating Methods - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/5/pdb.prot4737.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Egg Collection and In Vitro Fertilization of the Western Clawed Frog Xenopus tropicalis - Showell & Conlon [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2009/9/pdb.prot5293.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Isolation of Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/12/pdb.prot5534.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Isolating Xenopus laevis Testes - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/5/pdb.prot4735.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Dejellying Xenopus laevis Embryos  - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/5/pdb.prot4731.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Removing the Vitelline Membrane from Xenopus laevis Embryos - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/5/pdb.prot4732.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Microinjection of Xenopus Embryos - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/12/pdb.ip81.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Defolliculation of Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/12/pdb.prot5535.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Microinjection of Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/12/pdb.prot5536.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Animal Cap Isolation from Xenopus laevis - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/6/pdb.prot4744.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Xenopus laevis Keller Explants - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/6/pdb.prot4749.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Microinjection of RNA and Preparation of Secreted Proteins from Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/12/pdb.prot5538.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Calibration of the Injection Volume for Microinjection of Xenopus Oocytes and Embryos - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/12/pdb.prot5537.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Isolation of DNA from Red Blood Cells in Xenopus - Sive et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2012/1/pdb.prot067462.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Investigating Morphogenesis in Xenopus Embryos: Imaging Strategies, Processing, and Analysis - Kim & Davidson [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2013/4/pdb.top073890.abstract?sid=47d75b27-9727-4811-8a78-0330a022b90f]
***Low-Magnification Live Imaging of Xenopus Embryos for Cell and Developmental Biology - Wallingford [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/5/pdb.prot5425.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***High-Magnification In Vivo Imaging of Xenopus Embryos for Cell and Developmental Biology - Keiserman et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/5/pdb.prot5427.abstract?sid=3a8d778b-0e2c-4925-bb88-c7ade32e7bff]
***Preparation of Fixed Xenopus Embryos for Confocal Imaging - Wallingford [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2010/5/pdb.prot5426.abstract?sid=3a8d778b-0e2c-4925-bb88-c7ade32e7bff]
***Whole-Mount Fluorescence Immunocytochemistry on Xenopus Embryos - Lee et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2008/2/pdb.prot4957.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Generation of Transgenic Xenopus laevis - Kroll & Amaya - [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/9/pdb.prot4838.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae] [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/9/pdb.prot4839.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae] [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2007/9/pdb.prot4840.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***In Vivo Time-Lapse Imaging of Neuronal Development in Xenopus - Ruthazer et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2013/9/pdb.top077156.abstract?sid=47d75b27-9727-4811-8a78-0330a022b90f]
***Photoconversion for Tracking the Dynamics of Cell Movement in Xenopus laevis Embryos - Chernet et al. [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2012/6/pdb.prot068502.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Single-Cell Electroporation in Xenopus - Liu & Haas [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2011/9/pdb.top065607.abstract?sid=009b88bf-7bfb-4279-9528-70643a25bbae]
***Imaging Axon Pathfinding in Xenopus In Vivo - Leung & Holt [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2012/9/pdb.prot070003.abstract?sid=47d75b27-9727-4811-8a78-0330a022b90f]
***A Versatile Protocol for mRNA Electroporation of Xenopus laevis Embryos - Chernet & Levin [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/content/2012/4/pdb.prot067694.abstract?sid=47d75b27-9727-4811-8a78-0330a022b90f]
**'''The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE) - Xenopus embryo''' [http://www.jove.com/keyword/xenopus+embryo] - excellent video demonstrations
***Obtaining Eggs from Xenopus laevis Females - Cross & Powers [http://www.jove.com/video/890/obtaining-eggs-from-xenopus-laevis-females]
***Microinjection of Xenopus Laevis Oocytes - Cohen et al. - [http://www.jove.com/video/1106/microinjection-of-xenopus-laevis-oocytes]
***Fertilization of Xenopus oocytes, Host Transfer Method - Schneider et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/1864/fertilization-of-xenopus-oocytes-using-the-host-transfer-method]
***Tissue Determination Using Animal Cap Transplant (ACT) Assay in X. laevis - Viczian & Zuber [http://www.jove.com/video/1932/tissue-determination-using-animal-cap-transplant-act-assay-xenopus]
***Blastomere Explants to Test for Cell Fate Commitment - Grant et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/4458/blastomere-explants-to-test-for-cell-fate-commitment-during-embryonic]
***Transgenic Xenopus laevis by Restriction Enzyme Mediated Integration and Nuclear Transplantation - Amaya & Kroll [http://www.jove.com/video/2010/production-transgenic-xenopus-laevis-restriction-enzyme-mediated]
***Organizer and Animal Pole Explants from X. laevis Embryos and Cell Adhesion Assay - Ogata & Cho [http://www.jove.com/video/187/dissection-organizer-animal-pole-explants-from-xenopus-laevis-embryos]
***Plastic Embedding and Sectioning of X. laevis Embryos - Ogata1 et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/188/plastic-embedding-and-sectioning-of-xenopus-laevis-embryos]
***Visualizing RNA Localization in Xenopus Oocytes - Gagnon & Mowry [http://www.jove.com/video/1704/visualizing-rna-localization-in-xenopus-oocytes]
***Neural Explant Cultures from Xenopus laevis - Lowery et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/4232/neural-explant-cultures-from-xenopus-laevis]
***Translocation of Fluorescent Proteins in Xenopus Ectoderm in Response to Wnt Signaling - Itoh & Sokol [http://www.jove.com/video/2700/polarized-translocation-fluorescent-proteins-xenopus-ectoderm]
***Dissection, Culture, and Analysis of X. laevis Embryonic Retinal Tissue - McDonough et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/4377/dissection-culture-analysis-xenopus-laevis-embryonic-retinal]
***X. tropicalis Egg Extracts to Identify Microtubule-associated RNAs - Sharp & Blower [http://www.jove.com/video/50434/production-xenopus-tropicalis-egg-extracts-to-identify-microtubule]
***Electroporation of Craniofacial Mesenchyme - Tabler & Liu [http://www.jove.com/video/3381/electroporation-of-craniofacial-mesenchyme]
***Electrophysiological Recording from Xenopus Nerve-muscle Co-cultures - Yazejian et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/50253/simultaneous-pre-post-synaptic-electrophysiological-recording-from]
***Single Cell Electroporation in vivo within the Intact Developing Brain - Hewapathirane & Haas - [http://www.jove.com/video/705/single-cell-electroporation-in-vivo-within-the-intact-developing-brain]
***Live-cell Imaging and Quantitative Analysis of Embryonic Epithelial Cells - Joshi & Davidson [http://www.jove.com/video/1949/live-cell-imaging-quantitative-analysis-embryonic-epithelial-cells]
***Preparation and Fractionation of Xenopus laevis Egg Extracts - Cross & Powers [http://www.jove.com/video/891/preparation-and-fractionation-of-xenopus-laevis-egg-extracts]
***In Vitro Nuclear Assembly Using Fractionated Xenopus Egg Extracts - Cross & Powers [http://www.jove.com/video/908/in-vitro-nuclear-assembly-using-fractionated-xenopus-egg-extracts]
***Study of the DNA Damage Checkpoint using Xenopus Egg Extracts - Willis et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/4449/study-of-the-dna-damage-checkpoint-using-xenopus-egg-extracts]
***Two Types of Assays for Detecting Frog Sperm Chemoattraction - Burnett et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/3407/two-types-of-assays-for-detecting-frog-sperm-chemoattraction]
***Comparative in vivo Study of gp96 Adjuvanticity in X. laevis - Nedelkovska et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/2026/comparative-vivo-study-gp96-adjuvanticity-frog-xenopus]
***Patch Clamp and Perfusion Techniques - Yang et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/2269/patch-clamp-perfusion-techniques-for-studying-ion-channels-expressed]
***Patch Clamp Recording of Ion Channels - Brown et al. [http://www.jove.com/video/936/patch-clamp-recording-of-ion-channels-expressed-in-xenopus-oocytes]
***Cation Transport in Xenopus Oocytes - Dürr et al.[http://www.jove.com/video/50201/measuring-cation-transport-nak-hk-atpase-xenopus-oocytes-atomic]
*'''''Books for Xenopus Research and Protocols'''''
*'''''Books for Xenopus Research and Protocols'''''
**'''Normal Table of Xenopus Laevis (Daudin)''', Nieuwkoop and Faber (Third edition), 1994 [http://www.xenbase.org/literature/book.do?method=display&bookId=1]
**'''Normal Table of Xenopus Laevis (Daudin)''', Nieuwkoop and Faber (Third edition), 1994 [http://www.xenbase.org/literature/book.do?method=display&bookId=1]
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**'''Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology''', Wiechmann and Wirsig-Wiechmann, 2003 [http://www.xenbase.org/literature/book.do?method=display&bookId=82]
**'''Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology''', Wiechmann and Wirsig-Wiechmann, 2003 [http://www.xenbase.org/literature/book.do?method=display&bookId=82]
***central source on the microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues, and major organs of Xenopus laevis
***central source on the microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues, and major organs of Xenopus laevis
*'''''Online Resources for Xenopus Research and Protocols'''''
**'''Cold Spring Harbor Protocols - Xenopus''' [http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/search?fulltext=Xenopus&submit=yes&x=18&y=12&tocsectionid=protocol&tocsectionid=recipe&tocsectionid=topic+introduction&tocsectionid=emerging+model+organisms&tocsectionid=product+protocol&tocsectionid=kit&tocsectionid=information+panel], subscription required
**'''The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE) - Xenopus embryo''' [http://www.jove.com/keyword/xenopus+embryo] - excellent video demonstrations
***Production of Transgenic Xenopus laevis by Restriction Enzyme Mediated Integration and Nuclear Transplantation - Enrique Amaya & Kristen Kroll [http://www.jove.com/video/2010/production-transgenic-xenopus-laevis-restriction-enzyme-mediated]
***Tissue Determination Using the Animal Cap Transplant (ACT) Assay in Xenopus laevis - Andrea S. Viczian & Michael E. Zuber [http://www.jove.com/video/1932/tissue-determination-using-animal-cap-transplant-act-assay-xenopus]
***Blastomere Explants to Test for Cell Fate Commitment During Embryonic Development - Paaqua A. Grant, Mona B. Herold & Sally A. Moody [http://www.jove.com/video/4458/blastomere-explants-to-test-for-cell-fate-commitment-during-embryonic]
***Neural Explant Cultures from Xenopus laevis - Laura Anne Lowery, Anna E.R. Faris, Alina Stout & David Van Vactor [http://www.jove.com/video/4232/neural-explant-cultures-from-xenopus-laevis]
***Polarized Translocation of Fluorescent Proteins in Xenopus Ectoderm in Response to Wnt Signaling - Keiji Itoh & Sergei Y. Sokol [http://www.jove.com/video/2700/polarized-translocation-fluorescent-proteins-xenopus-ectoderm]
***Production of Xenopus tropicalis Egg Extracts to Identify Microtubule-associated RNAs - Judith A. Sharp & Mike D. Blower [http://www.jove.com/video/50434/production-xenopus-tropicalis-egg-extracts-to-identify-microtubule]
***Electroporation of Craniofacial Mesenchyme - Jacqueline M. Tabler & Karen J. Liu [http://www.jove.com/video/3381/electroporation-of-craniofacial-mesenchyme]
***Simultaneous Pre- and Post-synaptic Electrophysiological Recording from Xenopus Nerve-muscle Co-cultures - Bruce Yazejian, Rita M. Yazejian, Rachel Einarsson & Alan D. Grinnell [http://www.jove.com/video/50253/simultaneous-pre-post-synaptic-electrophysiological-recording-from]
***Dissection, Culture, and Analysis of Xenopus laevis Embryonic Retinal Tissue - Molly J. McDonough, Chelsea E. Allen, Ng-Kwet-Leok A. Ng-Sui-Hing, Brian A. Rabe, Brittany B. Lewis & Margaret S. Saha [http://www.jove.com/video/4377/dissection-culture-analysis-xenopus-laevis-embryonic-retinal]
***Live-cell Imaging and Quantitative Analysis of Embryonic Epithelial Cells in Xenopus laevis - Sagar D. Joshi & Lance A. Davidson [http://www.jove.com/video/1949/live-cell-imaging-quantitative-analysis-embryonic-epithelial-cells]
***Plastic Embedding and Sectioning of Xenopus laevis Embryos - Souichi Ogata1, Shimako Kawauchi, Anne Calof & Ken W.Y. Cho [http://www.jove.com/video/188/plastic-embedding-and-sectioning-of-xenopus-laevis-embryos]
***Dissection of Organizer and Animal Pole Explants from Xenopus laevis Embryos and Assembly of a Cell Adhesion Assay - Souichi Ogata & Ken W.Y. Cho [http://www.jove.com/video/187/dissection-organizer-animal-pole-explants-from-xenopus-laevis-embryos]
***Fertilization of Xenopus oocytes using the Host Transfer Method - Patricia N. Schneider, Alissa M. Hulstrand & Douglas W. Houston [http://www.jove.com/video/1864/fertilization-of-xenopus-oocytes-using-the-host-transfer-method]
***Microinjection of Xenopus Laevis Oocytes - Sarah Cohen, Shelly Au & Nelly Panté - [http://www.jove.com/video/1106/microinjection-of-xenopus-laevis-oocytes]
***Comparative in vivo Study of gp96 Adjuvanticity in the Frog Xenopus laevis - Hristina Nedelkovska, Tanya Cruz-Luna, Pamela McPherson & Jacques Robert [http://www.jove.com/video/2026/comparative-vivo-study-gp96-adjuvanticity-frog-xenopus]
***Two Types of Assays for Detecting Frog Sperm Chemoattraction - Lindsey A. Burnett, Nathan Tholl & Douglas E. Chandler [http://www.jove.com/video/3407/two-types-of-assays-for-detecting-frog-sperm-chemoattraction]
***Study of the DNA Damage Checkpoint using Xenopus Egg Extracts - Jeremy Willis, Darla DeStephanis, Yogin Patel, Vrushab Gowda & Shan Yan [http://www.jove.com/video/4449/study-of-the-dna-damage-checkpoint-using-xenopus-egg-extracts]
***Patch Clamp Recording of Ion Channels Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes - Austin L Brown, Brandon E. Johnson & Miriam B. Goodman [http://www.jove.com/video/936/patch-clamp-recording-of-ion-channels-expressed-in-xenopus-oocytes]
***Measuring Cation Transport by Na,K- and H,K-ATPase in Xenopus Oocytes by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry: An Alternative to Radioisotope Assays - Katharina L. Dürr, Neslihan N. Tavraz, Susan Spiller & Thomas Friedrich [http://www.jove.com/video/50201/measuring-cation-transport-nak-hk-atpase-xenopus-oocytes-atomic]
***Preparation and Fractionation of Xenopus laevis Egg Extracts - Marie K. Cross & Maureen Powers [http://www.jove.com/video/891/preparation-and-fractionation-of-xenopus-laevis-egg-extracts]
***Obtaining Eggs from Xenopus laevis Females - Marie K. Cross & Maureen Powers [http://www.jove.com/video/890/obtaining-eggs-from-xenopus-laevis-females]
***In Vitro Nuclear Assembly Using Fractionated Xenopus Egg Extracts - Marie Cross & Maureen Powers [http://www.jove.com/video/908/in-vitro-nuclear-assembly-using-fractionated-xenopus-egg-extracts]
***Patch Clamp and Perfusion Techniques for Studying Ion Channels Expressed in Xenopus oocytes - Junqiu Yang, Kelli Delaloye, Urvi S. Lee & Jianmin Cui [http://www.jove.com/video/2269/patch-clamp-perfusion-techniques-for-studying-ion-channels-expressed]
***Visualizing RNA Localization in Xenopus Oocytes - James A. Gagnon & Kimberly L. Mowry [http://www.jove.com/video/1704/visualizing-rna-localization-in-xenopus-oocytes]
***Single Cell Electroporation in vivo within the Intact Developing Brain - D. Sesath Hewapathirane & Kurt Haas - [http://www.jove.com/video/705/single-cell-electroporation-in-vivo-within-the-intact-developing-brain]





Revision as of 11:59, 5 September 2013

  • Online Xenopus Resources
    • Cold Spring Harbor Protocols - Xenopus [1], subscription required for 130+ articles, select articles shown below:
      • Housing and Feeding of Xenopus laevis - Sive et al. [2]
      • Inducing Ovulation in Xenopus laevis - Sive et al. [3]
      • Xenopus laevis In Vitro Fertilization and Natural Mating Methods - Sive et al. [4]
      • Egg Collection and In Vitro Fertilization of the Western Clawed Frog Xenopus tropicalis - Showell & Conlon [5]
      • Isolation of Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [6]
      • Isolating Xenopus laevis Testes - Sive et al. [7]
      • Dejellying Xenopus laevis Embryos - Sive et al. [8]
      • Removing the Vitelline Membrane from Xenopus laevis Embryos - Sive et al. [9]
      • Microinjection of Xenopus Embryos - Sive et al. [10]
      • Defolliculation of Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [11]
      • Microinjection of Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [12]
      • Animal Cap Isolation from Xenopus laevis - Sive et al. [13]
      • Xenopus laevis Keller Explants - Sive et al. [14]
      • Microinjection of RNA and Preparation of Secreted Proteins from Xenopus Oocytes - Sive et al. [15]
      • Calibration of the Injection Volume for Microinjection of Xenopus Oocytes and Embryos - Sive et al. [16]
      • Isolation of DNA from Red Blood Cells in Xenopus - Sive et al. [17]
      • Investigating Morphogenesis in Xenopus Embryos: Imaging Strategies, Processing, and Analysis - Kim & Davidson [18]
      • Low-Magnification Live Imaging of Xenopus Embryos for Cell and Developmental Biology - Wallingford [19]
      • High-Magnification In Vivo Imaging of Xenopus Embryos for Cell and Developmental Biology - Keiserman et al. [20]
      • Preparation of Fixed Xenopus Embryos for Confocal Imaging - Wallingford [21]
      • Whole-Mount Fluorescence Immunocytochemistry on Xenopus Embryos - Lee et al. [22]
      • Generation of Transgenic Xenopus laevis - Kroll & Amaya - [23] [24] [25]
      • In Vivo Time-Lapse Imaging of Neuronal Development in Xenopus - Ruthazer et al. [26]
      • Photoconversion for Tracking the Dynamics of Cell Movement in Xenopus laevis Embryos - Chernet et al. [27]
      • Single-Cell Electroporation in Xenopus - Liu & Haas [28]
      • Imaging Axon Pathfinding in Xenopus In Vivo - Leung & Holt [29]
      • A Versatile Protocol for mRNA Electroporation of Xenopus laevis Embryos - Chernet & Levin [30]


    • The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE) - Xenopus embryo [31] - excellent video demonstrations
      • Obtaining Eggs from Xenopus laevis Females - Cross & Powers [32]
      • Microinjection of Xenopus Laevis Oocytes - Cohen et al. - [33]
      • Fertilization of Xenopus oocytes, Host Transfer Method - Schneider et al. [34]
      • Tissue Determination Using Animal Cap Transplant (ACT) Assay in X. laevis - Viczian & Zuber [35]
      • Blastomere Explants to Test for Cell Fate Commitment - Grant et al. [36]
      • Transgenic Xenopus laevis by Restriction Enzyme Mediated Integration and Nuclear Transplantation - Amaya & Kroll [37]
      • Organizer and Animal Pole Explants from X. laevis Embryos and Cell Adhesion Assay - Ogata & Cho [38]
      • Plastic Embedding and Sectioning of X. laevis Embryos - Ogata1 et al. [39]
      • Visualizing RNA Localization in Xenopus Oocytes - Gagnon & Mowry [40]
      • Neural Explant Cultures from Xenopus laevis - Lowery et al. [41]
      • Translocation of Fluorescent Proteins in Xenopus Ectoderm in Response to Wnt Signaling - Itoh & Sokol [42]
      • Dissection, Culture, and Analysis of X. laevis Embryonic Retinal Tissue - McDonough et al. [43]
      • X. tropicalis Egg Extracts to Identify Microtubule-associated RNAs - Sharp & Blower [44]
      • Electroporation of Craniofacial Mesenchyme - Tabler & Liu [45]
      • Electrophysiological Recording from Xenopus Nerve-muscle Co-cultures - Yazejian et al. [46]
      • Single Cell Electroporation in vivo within the Intact Developing Brain - Hewapathirane & Haas - [47]
      • Live-cell Imaging and Quantitative Analysis of Embryonic Epithelial Cells - Joshi & Davidson [48]
      • Preparation and Fractionation of Xenopus laevis Egg Extracts - Cross & Powers [49]
      • In Vitro Nuclear Assembly Using Fractionated Xenopus Egg Extracts - Cross & Powers [50]
      • Study of the DNA Damage Checkpoint using Xenopus Egg Extracts - Willis et al. [51]
      • Two Types of Assays for Detecting Frog Sperm Chemoattraction - Burnett et al. [52]
      • Comparative in vivo Study of gp96 Adjuvanticity in X. laevis - Nedelkovska et al. [53]
      • Patch Clamp and Perfusion Techniques - Yang et al. [54]
      • Patch Clamp Recording of Ion Channels - Brown et al. [55]
      • Cation Transport in Xenopus Oocytes - Dürr et al.[56]


  • Books for Xenopus Research and Protocols
    • Normal Table of Xenopus Laevis (Daudin), Nieuwkoop and Faber (Third edition), 1994 [57]
      • a systematic and chronological description of Xenopus laevis development
    • Early Development of Xenopus laevis: A Laboratory Manual, Sive, Grainger, and Harland, 2000 [58]
      • comprehensive collection of protocols for the study of early development in Xenopus embryos
    • The Laboratory Xenopus sp., Green, 2010 [59]
      • a highly detailed manual containing Xenopus husbandry, management, veterinary care, and frog and equipment vendor information
    • Xenopus Protocols: Cell Biology and Signal Transduction, Liu (First edition), 2006 [60]
      • step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principles behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents
    • Xenopus laevis: Practical Uses in Cell and Molecular Biology, Volume 36, Kay and Peng, 1991 [61]
      • detailed description of a wide range of uses for Xenopus laevis oocytes and embryos in cell and molecular biology
    • Transgenic Xenopus: Microinjection Methods and Developmental Neurobiology, Seidman and Soreq, 1997 [62]
      • referenced guide to the use of microinjected embryos studying the role and regulation of nervous system proteins during development
    • Atlas of Xenopus Development, Bernardini, Prati, Bonetti, and Scari, 1999 [63]
      • scanning, transmission, and light microscopy images of Xenopus embryonic development
    • The early development of Xenopus laevis. An atlas of the histology, Hausen and Riebesell, 1991 [64]
      • detailed histological sections of Xenopus embryonic development
    • Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology, Wiechmann and Wirsig-Wiechmann, 2003 [65]
      • central source on the microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues, and major organs of Xenopus laevis