We extracted poly-A tailed messenger RNA separately from the planarian head portion and the body portions. |
In planarian worms, Pax6 orthologs are expressed in developing eyes, but do not appear to be required for eye development. |
Here we describe trans-splicing in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea, a free-living member of the phylum Platyhelminthes. |
Planaria is the name of one genus, but the name planarian is used to designate any member of the family Planariidae and related families. |
When planarian flatworms are cut in half, each piece grows back the end that is missing. |
We demonstrate the complex cytoarchitecture of the planarian brain, despite the simple superficiality of the morphology. |