Abstract
Tadpole and adult Xenopus, manipulated to be of comparable size, exhibited stagespecific antibody expression. The production of adult-type higher-affinity anti-DNP antibodies proved to be independent of the age and size of the individual and is concomitant with the completion of metamorphosis. The appearance of new antibody specificities at such a time suggests that their expression occurs with the cell turnover and renewal during a period of morphological changes.
Keywords: Antibody repertoire, Xenopus, metamorphosis, amphibian
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