Ambystoma Genetic Stock Center

About Axolotls...

Frequently Asked Questions

Short Guide to Axolotl Husbandry

Staging Series:

Preblastula (1-7)
Blastula & Gastrula (8-12.5)
Neurula (13-20)
Early Tailbud (21-25)
Middle Tailbud (26-30)
Late Tailbud (31-35)
Prehatch to Hatched (36-44)

Mutants and Strains

Obtaining Material

Contact Information

Research Links

Bordzilovskaya, N.P., T.A. Dettlaff, Susan T. Duhon, and George M. Malacinski. 1989. Developmental-stage series of axolotl embryos. In Developmental Biology of the Axolotl edited by J.B. Armstrong and G.M. Malacinski. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 201-219.

The Bordzilovskaya and Dettlaff staging series is also available in Axolotl Newsletter #7 (Spring, 1979).

Click on the buttons (72 dpi GIF images) below to view the larger images (150 dpi JPEG) of each stage.

 

13. Early neurula I, vegetal hemisphere	13. Early neurula I, side view	14. Early neurula II
15. Early neurula III	16. Middle neurula II	17. Late neurula I
18. Late neurula II	19. Late neurula III	20. Late neurula IV

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