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Matsumoto J.
Brightly colored pigmentation in lower vertebrates: wonder searching its mechanisms and significance in the context of phylogeny.
Pigment Cell Res. 2002 Aug;15(4):310-9.
Koga A and Hori H,1997
Albinism due to transposable element insertion in fish.
Pigment Cell Res. 1997 Dec; 10(6): 377-381.
Masataka OBIKA
Morphology of chromatophores of the medaka
Fish Biol. J. Medaka 8 : 21-28 (1996).

Jiro Matsumoto, Hirotake Ono and Euichi Hirose
Recent advances in molecular biology on pigmentation of the medaka, Oryzias latipes.
Fish Biol. J. Medaka 8 : 29-36 (1996).

Hirose-E, Matsumoto-J
Differentiation of pigmented tissues in the eyes of medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos:
An electron microscope study.
Fish Biol. J. Medaka 6: 25-32 (1994).
Koga-A, Inagaki-H, Bessho-Y, Hori-H
Body color mutants and a transposable element affecting the tyrosinase gene of the medaka fish, Oryzias latipes.
Fish Biol. J. Medaka 6: 7-16 (1994).

H. Tomita
Studies on the mutant of the medaka, Dx-1.
MEDAKA, 2: 1-5 (1984).

Takeuchi-T
Development of chromatosomes during early embryogenesis.
Medaka 1: 13-16 (1982).
T. HAMA
Chromatophores and Iridocytes
In: "MEDAKA(killifish) : Biology and Strains"
Yamamoto, T. (ed.) , Keigaku Pub. Co., Tokyo, 1975, pp. 138-153.
Takeuchi, T.
Inheritance of Main Color Varieties and Their Chromatophores
In: "MEDAKA(killifish) : Biology and Strains"
Yamamoto, T. (ed.) , Keigaku Pub. Co., Tokyo, 1975, pp. 170-175.
Tomita, H.
Melanin Formation in the Medaka
In: "MEDAKA(killifish) : Biology and Strains"
Yamamoto, T. (ed.) , Keigaku Pub. Co., Tokyo, 1975, pp. 176-184.