[HTML][HTML] Sixty years of experimental studies on the blastogenesis of the colonial tunicate Botryllus schlosseri
In the second half of the eighteenth century, Schlosser and Ellis described the colonial
ascidian Botryllus schlosseri garnering the interest of scientists around the world. In the …
ascidian Botryllus schlosseri garnering the interest of scientists around the world. In the …
[HTML][HTML] Whole body regeneration and developmental competition in two botryllid ascidians
Background Botryllid ascidians are a group of marine invertebrate chordates that are
colonial and grow by repeated rounds of asexual reproduction to form a colony of individual …
colonial and grow by repeated rounds of asexual reproduction to form a colony of individual …
[HTML][HTML] The biology of the extracorporeal vasculature of Botryllus schlosseri
D Rodriguez, S Nourizadeh, AW De Tomaso - Developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
The extracorporeal vasculature of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri plays a key role
in several biological processes: transporting blood, angiogenesis, regeneration, self-nonself …
in several biological processes: transporting blood, angiogenesis, regeneration, self-nonself …
[HTML][HTML] The Onset of Whole-Body Regeneration in Botryllus schlosseri: Morphological and Molecular Characterization
L Ricci, B Salmon, C Olivier… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colonial tunicates are the only chordates that regularly regenerate a fully functional whole
body as part of their asexual life cycle, starting from specific epithelia and/or mesenchymal …
body as part of their asexual life cycle, starting from specific epithelia and/or mesenchymal …
[HTML][HTML] Mechanical resilience of the sessile tunicate Botryllus schlosseri
We demonstrate that the sessile tunicate Botryllus schlosseri is remarkably resilient to
applied loads by attaching the animals to an extensile substrate subjected to quasistatic …
applied loads by attaching the animals to an extensile substrate subjected to quasistatic …
[HTML][HTML] Vascular Aging in the Invertebrate Chordate, Botryllus schlosseri
D Rodriguez, DA Taketa, R Madhu… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vascular diseases affect over 1 billion people worldwide and are highly prevalent among
the elderly, due to a progressive deterioration of the structure of vascular cells. Most of our …
the elderly, due to a progressive deterioration of the structure of vascular cells. Most of our …
Characterizing the cellular architecture of dynamically remodeling vascular tissue using 3-D image analysis and virtual reconstruction
Epithelial tubules form critical structures in lung, kidney, and vascular tissues. However, the
processes that control their morphogenesis and physiological expansion and contraction …
processes that control their morphogenesis and physiological expansion and contraction …
[PDF][PDF] Noninvasive intravascular microtransfusion in colonial tunicates
LAM Serrato, A Bilella, S Blanchoud - Whole-Body Regeneration …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
Tunicates are a diverse group of worldwide marine filter-feeders that are vertebrates' closest
invertebrate relatives. Colonial tunicates are the only know chordates that have been shown …
invertebrate relatives. Colonial tunicates are the only know chordates that have been shown …
Colonial life-history: a major evolutionary transition, involving modularization of multicellular individuals and heterochrony (miniaturization and adultation)
S Gutierrez - 2020 - preprints.org
The diversification of life-histories is mediated by cooperation, innovations of biological
information, modularity, and heterochrony in development al processes. These processes …
information, modularity, and heterochrony in development al processes. These processes …
Evolution of colonial life history in styelids tunicates involves changes in complexity patterns
S Gutierrez - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Biological complexity is defined as the number of modules that compose an organism or a
biological system, the type of interactions between these modules, and new hierarchies that …
biological system, the type of interactions between these modules, and new hierarchies that …