The starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis has been recently established as a new
model system for the study of the evolution of developmental processes, as cnidaria occupy …

Since its discovery by Abraham Trembley in 1744, hydra has been a popular research
organism. Features like spectacular regeneration capacity, peculiar tissue dynamics …

Hydra, a freshwater polyp belonging to phylum Cnidaria and class Hydrozoa, is globally
distributed except in the Antarc tic region and Oceanic islands'. Although this organism has …

In this study, we aimed to document the freshwater symbiotic interactions along with the
impact of the abiotic environment and anthropogenic effects on the functionality of …

The use of vertebrate models in toxicity testing is often challenged for scientiic, ethical, and
philosophic reasons. Hydra, a freshwater cnidarian, may prove to be useful in this regard. Its …

Background Nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway is an evolutionarily conserved
mechanism of genome maintenance. It detects and repairs distortions in DNA double helix …

Noggin, along with other secreted bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) inhibitors, plays a
crucial role in neural induction and neural tube patterning as well as in somitogenesis …

The cDNA sequence of foot-specific peroxidase PPOD1 from the Chinese strain of Hydra
magnipapillata was cloned by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The cDNA …

Se describe la presencia de cuatro taxones de hidras de agua dulce (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa:
Hydridae) en zonas someras epicontinentales de la cuenca del Duero (NO de España). En …

We have shown earlier that irradiation with UV induces duplication of foot in regenerating
middle pieces of hydra. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the underlying …