funded by the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica(PICT-2019-2385);Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas(PIP-11220200102466CO);Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata(EXA953/20).
Male fiddler crabs own an enlarged claw which is a weapon and an ornament.The enlargement of this claw begins from the juvenile stage and continues throughout life.Males may voluntarily lose(i.e.,autotomize)this claw....
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32172993,42106104);the Ningbo Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.202003N4181).
Autotomy of appendages is a self-protection mechanism in crustaceans,which is defined as the reflexive loss of a limb in response to predation,competition,or other environmental factors.Single-limb injuries were the m...
Autotomy,the self-induced loss of a body part,is one of the most extreme forms of defense against predation.It occurs in a variety of animal taxa,including both vertebrates and invertebrates(Fleming et al.2007).The mo...
supported by the Health Commission of Hubei Province Medical Leading Talent Project,No.LJ20200405(to AXY)。
Neuroma formation after peripheral nerve transection often leads to severe neuropathic pain.Regenerative peripheral nerve interface has been shown to reduce painful neuroma in the clinic.However,no reports have invest...
supported by grants of the Fundação de AmparoàPesquisa do Estado de São Paulo(2015/10448-4 to GM,2017/05283-1 to SGH);Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico(306550/2014-8 to GM).
In many taxa,individuals voluntarily detach a body part as a form to increase their chances of escaping predation.This defense mechanism,known as autotomy,has several consequences,such as changes in locomotor performa...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31771322;Major R&D Program of National Ministry of Science and Technology of China,No.2018YFB1105504;Beijing Natural Science Foundation of China,No.7212121;and Shenzhen Science and Technology Plan Project of China,No.JCYJ20190806162205278(all to PXZ).
Studies have shown that myelin-associated glycoprotein(MAG)can inhibit axon regeneration after nerve injury.However,the effects of MAG on neuroma formation after peripheral nerve injury remain poorly understood.In thi...
the Ministry of Infrastructures,Land Use and Environment of the Principality of Asturias Regional Government,for the capture and maintenance of the animals(2017/007429);The authors thank Tania Rodríguez Díaz for her helpful comments on the language.Irene Fernández-Rodríguez was supported by a Severo Ochoa fellowship from the Principality of Asturias(BP16192).
Autotomy has evolved independently several times in different animal lineages.It frequently involves immediate functional costs,so regeneration evolved in many instances to restore the functionality of that body part....
The best known cases of cell autotomy are the formation of erythrocytes and thrombocytes(platelets) from progenitor cells that reside in special niches. Recently, autotomy of stem cells and its enigmatic interaction w...
Many lizard species use caudal autotomy to escape entrapment. Conspicuous coloration may increase the likelihood of being attacked, but if that attack can be directed towards the autotomous tail this may ultimately in...