Xu-Ze Zhang, Xiao-Dong Ma, Wan-Ting Wang, Fei Peng, Ye-Mao Hou, Yue-Xia Shen, Yu-Qi Sun, Jin-Fang Chen, Yi-Jin Yin, Yu-Ye Zeng, Yi Yu, Peng Zhou, Fu-Hao Zhang, Yan-Feng He, Ying-Fang Shen
This study compares the skin structures of Rana kukunoris with two different skin colors living in the same area of Haibei in the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The skin thickness of the khaki R. kukunoris was significantly greater than that of the brown R. kukunoris (P < 0.01), and significantly more mucous and granular glands were present on the dorsal skin of the khaki frog (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, the melanocytes on the dorsal skin of the brown frog were significantly larger than those on the khaki one (P < 0...
February 16, 2024: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part D, Genomics & Proteomics