Tolerance Induction in Thymectomized, Adult Xenopus by Co-Transplantation of Thymus and Tolerated Skin Graft

Transgenic frogs expressing the highly fluorescent protein venus under the control of a strong mammalian promoter suitable for monitoring living cells

“…This procedure depended on the growth of tadpoles used as recipients and donors. During stages 55–58, the immune system seems to be suppressed (Tozaki et al, 2000) thereby the rejection of donor cells did not occur drastically in the recipient. By histological analyses, however, we observed a damaged brain in several implanted animals.…”