Histological image data of limb skeletal tissue from larval and adult Ambystoma mexicanum

Catherine D McCusker; Carlos Diaz-Castillo; Julian Sosnik; Anne Phan; David M Gardiner

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.07.028

Histological image data of limb skeletal tissue from larval and adult Ambystoma mexicanum

Data Brief. 2016 Jul 20:8:1206-8. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.07.028. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Authors

Catherine D McCusker¹, Carlos Diaz-Castillo², Julian Sosnik³, Anne Phan⁴, David M Gardiner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA 02125, USA.
² Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California at Irvine, CA 92602, USA.
³ Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
⁴ Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, CA 92093, USA.

Abstract

The data presented in this article are related to the article entitled "Cartilage and bone cells do not participate in skeletal regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum limbs" [1]. Here we present image data of the post-embryonic development of the forelimb skeletal tissue of Ambystoma Mexicanum. Histological staining was performed on sections from the intact limbs of young (6.5 cm) and old (25 cm) animals, and on dissected skeletal tissues (cartilage, bone, and periosteum) from these animals.

Keywords: Ambystoma mexicanum; Bone; Cartilage; Limb; Periosteum.