{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Laznovsky J"],"funding":["Brno University of Technology","The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports","Masaryk University","Czech Science Foundation"],"pagination":["giae037"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12558079"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Xenopus laevis, the African clawed frog, is a versatile vertebrate model organism in various biological disciplines, prominently in developmental biology to study body plan reorganization during metamorphosis. However, a notable gap exists in the availability of comprehensive datasets encompassing Xenopus' late developmental stages.<h4>Findings</h4>This study utilized micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), a noninvasive 3-dimensional (3D) imaging technique with micrometer-scale resolution, to explore the developmental dynamics and morphological changes in Xenopus laevis. Our approach involved generating high-resolution images and computed 3D models of developing Xenopus specimens, spanning from premetamorphosis tadpoles to fully mature adults. This dataset enhances our un"],"journal":["GigaScience"],"pubmed_title":["Unveiling vertebrate development dynamics in frog Xenopus laevis using micro-CT imaging."],"pmcid":["PMC12558079"],"funding_grant_id":["GA22-02794S","MUNI/J/0004/2021","LM2023051","FSI-S-23-8389","GA22-06405S"],"pubmed_authors":["Helena Reis A","Kaiser J","Maia LA","Laznovsky J","Zikmund T","Harnos J","Robovska-Havelkova P","Krivanek J","Kavkova M","Buchtova M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Unveiling vertebrate development dynamics in frog Xenopus laevis using micro-CT imaging.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Xenopus laevis, the African clawed frog, is a versatile vertebrate model organism in various biological disciplines, prominently in developmental biology to study body plan reorganization during metamorphosis. However, a notable gap exists in the availability of comprehensive datasets encompassing Xenopus' late developmental stages.<h4>Findings</h4>This study utilized micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), a noninvasive 3-dimensional (3D) imaging technique with micrometer-scale resolution, to explore the developmental dynamics and morphological changes in Xenopus laevis. Our approach involved generating high-resolution images and computed 3D models of developing Xenopus specimens, spanning from premetamorphosis tadpoles to fully mature adults. This dataset enhances our un","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jan","modification":"2026-06-05T05:55:07.538Z","creation":"2026-05-13T14:29:24.126Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12558079","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39013635"],"doi":["10.1093/gigascience/giae037"]}}