Zebrafish breeding in the laboratory environment

A Nasiadka, MD Clark - ILAR journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The zebrafish, Danio rerio, has become a major model organism used in biomedical studies.
The widespread use of Danio rerio in research laboratories requires a comprehensive …

Generation of highly homogeneous strains of zebrafish through full sib-pair mating

M Shinya, N Sakai - G3: Genes| Genomes| Genetics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Genetically homogeneous populations, such as inbred strains, are powerful experimental
tools that are ideally suited for studying immunology, cancer, and genetics of complex traits …

[PDF][PDF] Keeping and raising zebrafish

M Brand, M Granato, C Nüsslein-Volhard - Zebrafish, 2002 - logobook.kz
Over the past decade, the zebrafish has become an important model organism for biological
research. In recent years, more than 1800 zebrafish mutants have been identified, providing …

The husbandry of zebrafish (Danio rerio): A review

C Lawrence - Aquaculture, 2007 - Elsevier
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has recently emerged as a pre-eminent vertebrate biomedical
research model. The same favorable characteristics that have contributed to its popularity as …

A fish is not a mouse: understanding differences in background genetics is critical for reproducibility

MJ Crim, C Lawrence - Lab Animal, 2021 - nature.com
Poorly controlled background genetics in animal models contributes to the lack of
reproducibility that is increasingly recognized in biomedical research. The laboratory …

Breeding zebrafish: a review of different methods and a discussion on standardization

B Tsang, H Zahid, R Ansari, RCY Lee, A Partap… - Zebrafish, 2017 - liebertpub.com
In recent years, a rapidly increasing number of scientific papers have been published that
utilize zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an alternative model organism in the study of a wide range …

Zebrafish: development of a vertebrate model organism

JR Meyers - Current Protocols Essential Laboratory …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are a small‐bodied tropical, freshwater fish species originally from
South Asia. The ease of care, year‐round prolific breeding, and transparent, external …

Learning from small fry: the zebrafish as a genetic model organism for aquaculture fish species

R Dahm, R Geisler - Marine biotechnology, 2006 - Springer
In recent years, the zebrafish has become one of the most prominent vertebrate model
organisms used to study the genetics underlying development, normal body function, and …

Regular care and maintenance of a zebrafish (Danio rerio) laboratory: an introduction

A Avdesh, M Chen, MT Martin-Iverson… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2012 - jove.com
This protocol describes regular care and maintenance of a zebrafish laboratory. Zebrafish
are now gaining popularity in genetics, pharmacological and behavioural research. As a …

Learning to Fish with Genetics: A Primer on the Vertebrate Model Danio rerio

NG Holtzman, MK Iovine, JO Liang, J Morris - Genetics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In the last 30 years, the zebrafish has become a widely used model organism for research
on vertebrate development and disease. Through a powerful combination of genetics and …