Axolotls retain fertility throughout lifespan
By breeding older individuals, we show that axolotls retain functional fertility until ages within their average lifespan, exhibiting limited reproductive senescence. This study offers insights of relevance to developmental and ageing studies and provides a comparative model for understanding how long-lived vertebrates maintain reproductive capacity and support longer survival through time.
Authors
- Elly M. Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4240-2158)
- Maximina H. Yun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9019-2453)
- Yuliia Haluza
- Anja Wagner
- Thomas Kurth
- Beate Gruhl
Institutions
- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (AT)
- Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT)
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research (CN)
- Center for Systems Biology Dresden (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-026-02545-3
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00