African Clawed Frog
Amphibians offer many advantages and applications for use in research. Xenopus laevis in particular is often considered an ideal model organism for scientific research. For this reason, many institutes are replacing other vertebrate species with Xenopus frogs, where possible and appropriate for the research topics.
- Latin: Xenopus laevis, a purely aquatic clawed frog within the family of tongue-less frogs (Pipidae)
- Lives in warm, stagnant waters
- Model organism for developmental biology and mechanobiology questions
- Ideally suited to research due to a substantial number of exceptionally large eggs.
Animal welfare
To ensure species-appropriate care for these purely aquatic clawed frogs, large groups of these amphibians are kept in aquariums. Fertilized eggs are obtained through artificial reproduction for use in research. Due to the large number of transparent eggs produced, this frog species is a very good model organism for research at the MPZPM. Frog oocytes are particularly well suited to developmental biology and medical cell physics.
Contact
Core Facility In vivo Model Systems
Johannes Bachmann
Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin
Kussmaulallee 2
91054 Erlangen, Germany
