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Figure 3

From: The first see-through frog created by breeding: description, inheritance patterns and dermal chromatophore structure

Figure 3

Electron microphotographs of dermal chromatophores in the dorsal skin.

(A–C) Wild-type frog. (D–F) Gray-eyed frog. (G,H) Black-eyed frog. (I,J) See-through frog. Me: melanophore, Xa: xanthophore, Ir: iridophore, me: melanosome, pt: pterinosome, c.v.: carotenoide vesicle, r.p.: reflecting platelet. Arrows indicate melanosome-like structures. (Scale bar A,D,G,I: 2 μm; B,C,E,F,H,J: 500 nm)

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