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Neurosci Lett 1983 Nov 11;413:239-45. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(83)90457-3.
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Axon number in oculomotor nerves in Xenopus: removal of one eye primordium affects both sides.

Schönenberger N , Escher G , Van der Loos H .


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Unilateral removal of one eye primordium from Xenopus laevis embryos affects the number of axons in both oculomotor nerves: on the side of the operation, we observed a substantial decrease, and on the contralateral side an increase of over 30%. Mechanisms that may be invoked to explain this striking increase are: sprouting, rerouting of axons, decreased death of the motoneurones involved, and abnormal survival of ephemeral axon collaterals.

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