Zebrafish as a Model for Studying Adult Effects of Challenges to the Embryonic Nervous System

Authors

Nicole M. Roy, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Elwood Linney, Duke University Medical Center

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

Zebrafish is introduced as a model system to study environmental, chemical, and pharmaceutical challenges to the embryonic nervous system that can affect adult behavior/learning. The characteristics of the zebrafish system that make it possible to examine the developing nervous system in live embryos and larvae are presented. Gene discovery techniques, methodologies to generate fluorescent transgenic indicator embryos, as well as larval and adult zebrafish behavioral assays are described.

Comments

ISBN 9781588299338 (print); 9781597452854 (Online)

Recommended Citation

Roy, N.M., & Linney, E. (2008). Zebrafish as a model for studying adult effec ts of challenges to the embryonic nervous system. In P. M. Conn (Ed.). Sourcebook of models for biomedical research. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.