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RATE OF REGENERATION— ZELENY 



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TABLE 30 



Rana clamitans Series 3676-3765 

 Specific rates of first and second regenerations during each of the time periods 



Approx. 



fraction 



of tail 



removed 



'/. 



I/. 



-/., 



V. 



1/ 



»/. 



Re- 

 gener- 

 ation 



Num- 

 Der of 

 indi- 

 viduals 



10 



10 



Average 

 length 



removed 

 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 rate of regeneration 



0-4 

 Days 



0.042 



0.037 



0.015 



0.035 



0.027 



0.012 



0.012 



0.012 



0.007 



0.010 



0.007 



0.007 



0.018 



0.019 



0.001 



4-6 

 Days 



0.065 



0.135 



0.040 



0.080 



0.055 



0.045 



0.040 



0.040 



0.045 



0.045 



0.030 



0.050 



0.046 



0.066 



0.020 



6-8 

 Days 



0.115 



0.090 



0.045 



0.045 



0.055 



0.050 



0.040 



0.045 



0.040 



0.040 



0.045 



0.035 



0.057 



0.051 



0.006 



8-10 

 Days 



0.025 



0.035 



0.055 



0.035 



0.020 



0.025 



0.035 



0.030 



0.045 



0.035 



0.045 



0.040 



0.037 



0.033 



0.004 



10-12J 

 Days 



0.015 



0.000 



0.040 



0.000 



0.010 



0.025 



0.015 



0.015 



0.035 



0.030 



0.040 



0.030 



0-026 



0.017 



0.009 



0.001 



0.001 



—0.001 



