Establishment of the body condition score for adult female Xenopus laevis
Fig 5
High-grade lymph sac edema prior (A) and post puncture (B) of the same specimen, (C) drained clear punctate in syringes. Difference between BCS 5 and pathological lymphatic sac edema: Lymphatic sac edema is indicated by an apparent retraction of the skin between the eyes (see blue marks upper row); skin on the back and thighs shows wave-shaped movements when the frog in question swims due to the edema fluid; the frog swims more sluggishly; no impairment of food intake; clear secretion is drawn off during puncture, and lymph sac collapses again immediately (see blue arrows lower row).