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Pharmacological and Functional Genetic Assays to Manipulate Regeneration of the Planarian Dugesia japonica
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An attractive model for studying stem cell differentiation within a live animal is the planarian flatworm. Regeneration is studied by simple amputation experiments that are easily performed in a basic laboratory and are amenable to pharmacological and genetic (in vivo RNAi) manipulation as detailed by protocols in this article.
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Chan, J. D., Marchant, J. S. Pharmacological and Functional Genetic Assays to Manipulate Regeneration of the Planarian Dugesia japonica. J. Vis. Exp. (54), e3058, doi:10.3791/3058 (2011).
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