IN VITRO STUDY OF CARDIAC TISSUE REGENERATION IN TADPOLES OF THE TOAD, BUFO MELANOSTICTUS

Present findings provide valuable basic information on cardiac tissue regeneration in culture medium. Meshed ventricular tissue of toad tadpoles was employed as explant and inoculated in culture medium supplemented with vitamin A , showed good regeneration ability with rhythmic beating. Vitamin A was found good model to accelerate the percentage of cardiac tissue regeneration. The culture system appears to be a suitable for investigating the changes occurred during regeneration and differentiation of cardiac muscles.