The Zebrafish: Biology

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H. William Detrich, Monte Westerfield, Leonard I. Zon
Academic Press, 1999 - Medical - 391 pages
This is the first in a two-volume, comprehensive treatment of the methodologies used in researching the Zebrafish, an emerging vertebrate model system. The text includes discussions on development, genetic methodologies, and model applications. Key Features * Details state-of-the-art zebrafish protocols in a single-source reference * Presents methods and reagents in user-friendly format * Delineates critical steps and pitfalls of he procedures * Illustrates techniques with full-color plates * Summarizes many new and interesting developmental mutants * Includes appendices with strain information and a compendium of zebrafish World Wide Web sites * Relevant to clinicians interested in vertebrate models of human congenital diseases
 

Contents

Cell Culture and General Methods
27
PART III Gene Expression and Function in Development
61
Early Embryonic Development
157
Organogenesis
251
Index
387
Color Plate Section
393
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