Atlas of zebrafish development
By: Robert Bryson-Richardson, Silke Berger, Peter Currie
Contributors: Berger, Silke; Currie, Peter
Publisher: Academic Press/Elsevier Science
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780123740168
Subjects: Anatomy; Brain; Zebra danio; Atlases; Neurobiology
Description: Zebrafish are widely considered the best model for vertebrate development. The embryo is transparent, thereby enabling visualization and use of labeling and transgenic approaches. Moreover, because of the ease of inducing new mutations in zebrafish and similarity with the human genome, this organism may be used effectively for disease studies. For example, mutant zebrafish are being utilized for testing drugs that will combat a range of human diseases, from Alzheimer's and cancer to kidney failure and congenital heart disease. For the first time, this atlas provides the research community wit.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.