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RATE OF REGENERATION— ZELENY 



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TABLE 28 

 Rana clamitans Series 3676-3765 



Comparison of first and second regenerations Age factor eliminated 

 Specific lengths regenerated 



• Approx. 

 fraction 

 of tail 

 removed 



»/. 



»A 



v. 



»/. 



»/. 



-/., 



Average 

 length 



'emoved 

 in mm. 



1.5 



1.5 



2.6 



2.8 



4.6 



4.9 



8.2 



8.4 



13.0 



13.1 



16.7 



18.1 



All levels — Average — First 



All levels — Average — Second 



First ahead 



Second ahead 



Specific length regenerated in mm. 



4 

 Days 



0.17 



0.15 



0.06 



0.14 



0.11 



0.05 



0.05 



0.05 



0.03 



0.04 



0.03 



0.03 



0.075 



0.077 



0.002 



6 

 Days 



0.30 

 0.42 



0.18 



0.30 



0.22 



0.14 



0.13 



0.13 



0.12 



8 

 Days 



0.53 



0.60 

 0.27 



0.39 

 0.33 



0.24 



0.21 



0.22 

 0.20 



0.13 0.21 

 0.09 0.18 



0.13 



0.173 



0.208 



0.035 



0.20 



0.287 



0.310 



0.023 



10 



Days 



0.58 



0.67 



0.38 



0.46 



0.37 



0.29 



0.28 



0.28 



0.29 



0.28 



0.27 

 0.28 



0.362 



0.377 



0.015 



12} 

 Days 



0.61 



0.67 



0.46 



0.46 



0.39 



0.33 



0.31 



0.31 



0.36 



0.34 



0.35 



0.34 



0.413 



0.408 



0.005 



18 



Days 



0.60 



0.67 



0.42 



0.43 



0.39 



0.31 



0.33 



0.31 



0.42 



0.37 



0.40 



0.39 



0.427 



56 



Days 



0.45 

 0.60 



0.42 



0.29 



0.34 



0.33 



0.30 



0.30 



0.42 



0.40 



0.41 

 0.39 



0.413 



0.014 



0.390 



0.385 



0.005 



