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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 13 - Winter, 1984

Editor's note
p.1
Malacinski
State of the Indiana University Axolotl Colony - 1984
pp.2-3
Briggs
Isozymes in the axolotl
pp.4-10
Armstrong, Cooper
Two new genes discovered in recently imported stock of Ambystoma mexicanum
pp.11-15
Briggs
Further notes on pathologic populations of tiger salamanders in the Wasatch mountains, Utah
p.16
Worthylake, Hovingh
Survey of the reproductive capacities of three separate age groups of wild-type Ambystoma mexicanum (Dutch strain)
pp.17-20
Verhoeff-de Fremery
A three-year survey of reproductive ccapacity in the Indiana University Axolotl Colony
pp.21-25
Briggs
Factors influencing axolotl spawnings at developmental biology center, Univeristy of California, Irvine, CA
pp.26-27
Fox
How I get eggs out of axolotls
pp.28-31
Slack
Residual seasonality in laboratory axolotls
pp.32-35
Armstrong, Fletcher
The University of Ottawa Axolotl Colony
p.36
Armstrong
A cautionary note concerning chloramine treated tap water
p.37
Fox
Labile water quality parameters in amphibian holding systems
pp.38-44
Buttner, Nace
Workshop announcement: Workshop on Amphibian Larval Biology
p.45
Wassersug
New journal announcement: Alytes
pp.46-47
announcement
Index list of back-issues of the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
p.48
announcement
Letter from Center for Reptile and Amphibian Propogation re: metamorphosis
p.49
Barnes, Trimper
Advertisement: Xenopus I
p.50
announcement
Advertisement: Amphibian Biotech, Inc.
pp.51-54
announcement
Reprint of histololgical sections originally printed in issue #12
pp.55-56
Fox

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 14 - Spring, 1985

Editor's note
index
Malacinski
Control mechanisms involved in pigment cell differentiation - the axolotl as a model system
pp.1-4
Frost
Selective innervation of axolotl limb muscles
pp.5-9
Wigston
The axolotl embryo as a model for studies of neural crest cell migration
pp.10-18
Loftberg
Benzocaine: an excellent amphibian anesthetic
pp.19-21
Vanable
Advertisement: Central Valley Biological
p.22
Barnes
Need a fast frog? (descriptions of several frog species with very short developmental cycles)
pp.23-25
Malacinski
Notice regarding available animals with tumors
p.26
Malacinski
Announcement: Workshop on Larval Amphibian Biology
p.27
announcement
Announcement: 5th Biennal Midwest Forum on Regeneration
pp.28-30
announcement
Humor
pp.31-33
various authors

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 15 - Winter, 1986

Editor's note
p.1
Malacinski
The state of the colony at the end of 1985
pp.3-6
Watson
The behavior and morphology of urodele pigment cells in vitro
pp.7-11
Tucker, Erickson
Gynogenesis: a means of rapidly creating inbred lines?
pp.12-16
Armstrong
Status in the Umea axolotl colony 1985
pp.17-19
Lovtrup, Mattsson
Pinhead (pi): a new mutant gene affecting craniofacial development in the axolotl
pp.20-22
Neff, Briggs
Pinhead (pi) lineage
pp.23-24
Duhon
Humor
pp.25-27
various authors
Axolotl Newsletters 1-15 indexed by date
p.27
compiled by IUAC staff
Axolotl Newsletters 1-15 indexed by author
pp.28-30
compiled by IUAC staff
Axolotl Newsletters 1-15 indexed by title
pp.31-35
compiled by IUAC staff
Axolotl Newsletters 1-15 indexed by subject
pp.36-52
compiled by IUAC staff

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 16 - Winter, 1987

Editor's note
p.2
Malacinski
State of the Indiana University axolotl colony - 1987
p.2
Duhon
Axolotl genomic library
p3
Whitley, Armstron
Ambystoma embryo development after cold storage
p.3
Ginsburg, Twersky, Cohen
Erythrocite morphogenesis in the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum
pp.4-9
Ginsburg, Twersky, Cohen
Gene e (eyeless) research programs
p.10
compiled by IUAC staff
The eyeless mutant axolotl: studies concerned with the hypothalamus
pp.11-13
Eagleson
Reproductive endocrinology of eyeless mutant axolotls
pp.14-16
Harris
The eyeless mutant axolotl: some contradictions and some more neglects
pp.17-21
Brun
Views on the gene e (eyeless)
pp.22-24
Cuny
Book advertisement:"The brain of the Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum" (Univ. of Chicago Press,)
pp.25
announcement
Book advertisement: "The Developmental Biology of the Axolotl" (Oxford Univ. Press)
p.26
announcement
Book advertisement: "Inventory of live reptiles and amphibians in captivity, current 1/1/87"
pp.27-28
announcement
Update of bibilography of recent research on axolotls (other versions printed in Issues 8, 12)
pp.29-66
compiled by IUAC staff
Conference announcement: Midwest regional Developmental Biology Conference - 1987
p.67
announcement
Conference announcement: 6th Biennial Regeneration Forum
pp.68-69
announcement
Humor
p.70
various authors

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 17 - Spring, 1988

Editor's note
p.2
Malacinski
The Indiana University axolotl colony - 1988
pp.3-4
Duhon
Artificial boundaries between epidermis and neural plate produce neural folds in the axolotl
pp.5-8
Moury, Jacobson
Establishment of a flow-through water system to maintain a colony of axolotls carrying the pi gene
pp.9-12
Borland, Neff
An axolotl identity crisis
pp.13-14
Able
The IU Axolotl Colony's short guide to the care and feeding of axolotls
pp.15-18
Duhon
An economical, balanced diet for Xenopus
pp.19-20
Able
Info request, & advertisement: Inventory of live reptiles and amphibians in captivity, Current 1/1/87
pp.21-22
Slavens
The 1988 Axolotl Colony Questionaire
pp.23-26
IUAC staff

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 18 - Spring, 1989

Editor's note
p.1
Malacinski
The Indiana University Axolotl Colony - 1989
pp.3-4
Duhon
Natural history, ecology and evolution of the Mexican axolotls
pp.5-11
Shaffer
The axolotl in its native habitat
pp.12-17
Smith
Courtship and mating behavior in the axolotl
pp.18-19
Eisthen
Astronautls
pp.20-22
Radice, Star Enterprises
A turing model to explain heart development
pp.23-25
Armstrong
Rufus Richard Humphrey's contribution to zoological nomenclature
pp.26-28
Smith
The Axolotl (from "Confabulario and other inventions")
p.29
Arreola (translated by Schade)
Advertisement: Developmental Biology of the Axolotl
p.30-31
announcement

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 19 - Spring, 1990

Director's Note
p. 2
Malacinski
IU Axolotl Colony update
pp.3-4
Duhon
The lateral line system of the axolotl
pp.5-14
Northcutt
Taste system in the axolotl: physiology and anatomy
pp.15-17
Nagai
Vomeronasal systems in aquatic salamanders: axolotls smell better than fish
pp.18-20
Eisthen
Advertisement: Developmental Biology of the Axolotl
pp.21
announcement
The use of LacZ fusion constructs as a cell lineage marker in the axolotl
pp.22-27
Whiteley, Fletcher, Armstrong
Whole-mount immunocytochemistry in axolotl embryos
pp.28-30
Smith, Armstrong
Treatment of Columnaris disease in aquatic salamanders
pp.31-32
Schaefer, Eisthen
The axolotl lacks little (description of book: Developmental Biology of the Axolotl)
pp.33-34
Malacinski

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 20 - Spring, 1991

Editor's note
p.2
Malacinski
IU Axolotl Colony update
pp.3-4
Borland
Position available
p.5
Malacinski, Mescher, Neff
Call for manuscripts: International Journal of Developmental Biology
p.6
announcement
Letter re: organization of urodele conference
p.7
Neff
One gene two eyes?
pp.8-13
Brun
New perspecctives on embryonic lens induction
pp.14-19
Grainger, Henry
Readout mechanisms for the optically activated skin camouflage reactions of Ambystoma larvae
pp.20-23
Pietsch, Schneider
Tests of motion vision and phototaxis in salamander larvae
pp.24-27
Schneider, Marquette, Pietsch
A reevaluation of the cardiac mutant
pp.28-31
Smith, Armstrong
Myotome myogenesis in the Mexican axolotl
pp.32-35
Neff
Bacterial study of axolotls
pp.36-38
Schlotter, Ward
An effective acquisition and stable containment technique for Ambystoma mexicanum whole blood
pp.39-40
Zwemer
Indices for Axolotl Newsletter issues 16-20
pp.41-44
compiled by IUAC staff

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 21 - Summer, 1992

Editor's note
p.2
Malacinski
IU Axolotl Colony update
pp.2-3
Duhon, Borland
Meeting announcement: International Workshop on Axolotls and other Urodeles
p.4
announcement
Heart development in cardiac mutant axolotls
pp.5-11
L. Lemanski, LaFrance, Unaltuna, Fransen, Ray, Nakatsugawa, S. Lemanski, Dube
Growth factors in axolotl cardiac induction
pp.12-14
Muslin
Respiratory gas exchanger partitioning in Ambystoma mexicanum during an aquatic hypoxic challenge
pp.15-19
Zwemer
Changes in the cell cycles during early embryogenesis of the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
pp.20-22
Desnitski
Advertisement: Pacific Auaculture
pp.23-25
Royer
New identification system makes "Axolotl life" easier
pp.26-28
Borland
Spawning axolotls at IU: a ten-year history
pp29-36
Duhon

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 22 - Spring, 1993

Editor's note and IU Axolotl colony update
p.2
Malacinski, Duhon
Workshop Announcement: "The International Workshop on the Molecular Biology of Axolotls and other Urodeles"
p.3
announcement
Axolotl drawing
p.4
Amphibian metamorphosis
pp.5-10
Ussing, Rosenkilde
Amphibian immunology with a special emphasis on axolotl haematology
pp.11-20
Ussing, Rosenkilde
Heart induction in the cardiac mutant axolotl: a reply
pp.21-25
Armstrong, Smith
Beyond the hart of the matter: other effects of the cardiac mutation
pp.26-27
Smith, Armstrong
Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis of ambystomatid salamders
pp.28-32
Voss
Cell lineage analysis of blastomores of the marginal zone in the 32-cell stage embryo of the urodele amphibian Pleurodeles waltl
pp.33-35
Delarue, Boucaut
Oocyte transfer in the axolotl
pp.36-37
Beetschen, Daguzan
mRNA isolation and RT-PCR using small amounts of embryonic axolotl tissue
pp.38-40
Sun, Neff, Malacinski, Mescher

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Axolotl Newsletter Issue 23 - Summer, 1994

Director's note and A note from the axolotl colony
p.2
Malacinski, Duhon
Meeting report: "International Workshop on the Molecuclar Biology of Axolotls and other Urodeles"
p.3
announcement
Uronet, a descripton of the mailing list
pp.2-6
announcement
The salamander immune system: right and wrong
pp.7-23
Kauffman, Volk
Axolotl immunology: lymphocytes, cytokines, and alloincompatibility reactions
pp.24-33
Cohen, Koniski
You've got to have heart...or do you?
pp.34-38
Mellish, Pinder, Smith
Protein synthesis during heart development in normal and cardiac mutant axolotls
pp.48-60
Unaltuna, Dube, Lemanski
A brief history of the premature death (p) mutation
pp.61-63
Graveson, Armstrong
Metamorphic stages in Ambystoma mexicanum
pp.64-71
Martinez, Gonazlez, Asai
Radiologic study of limb regeneration in the axolotl
pp.72-75
Preachuk
Alcohol teratology of the axolotl embryo
pp.76-81
Clark
Axolotl's Shuffle (drawings and poetry)
pp.82-87
Miyake
An amphibian farm in Tennessee
pp.88
Sullivan

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