Salamanders, lizards and ubiquitous stem cells Andrew Burd Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages 121-123 (February 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.026 Copyright © 2008 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The Arms of BAPS. Lizard aloft. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2008 61, 121-123DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.026) Copyright © 2008 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 The vertical eyelid slit indicates a nocturnal hunter. There are thermal sensing pits and stereotactic chemical sensors in the forked tongue which allows this predator to make a lethal strike in total darkness. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2008 61, 121-123DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.026) Copyright © 2008 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Chinese Gecko - a reptile and not capable of limb regeneration. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2008 61, 121-123DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.026) Copyright © 2008 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 The Fire Salamander - an amphibian with unique regenerative capacity. Picture source English Wikipedia Project. Author picture a) Emilisha, taken in Baden-Wurttemberg, Southwest Germany, b) Janvantland, taken in the Spanish Pyrenees. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2008 61, 121-123DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.026) Copyright © 2008 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Terms and Conditions