What tissues can salamanders regenerate?

A salamander can regenerate any of its limbs, its tail, parts of its brain and spinal cord,

damaged parts of its heart and lungs, and almost any other part of its body, exceptions including the shoulder girdle and parts of the eye. (Morgan, 1901)

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What types of research are axolotls used for?

Salamanders are attracting renewed interest from biomedical researchers because of their unrivaled ability to regenerate entire organ systems.

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