Zebrafish - Wikipedia
WEBThe zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family of the order Cypriniformes. Native to South Asia, [2] it is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio [3] (and thus often called a "tropical fish" although it is both tropical and subtropical).
Zebrafish as an animal model for biomedical research - Nature
WEBMar 1, 2021 — This review focuses on zebrafish disease models for biomedical research, mainly in developmental disorders, mental disorders, and metabolic diseases.
Why Use Zebrafish to Study Human Diseases?
WEBAug 9, 2016 — While mice and rats have been common choices for modeling human diseases in the past, the use of zebrafish is rapidly gaining popularity. Does this surprise you? Let me explain. What are zebrafish? Zebrafish are tropical fresh-water fish in …
Zebrafish - National Human Genome Research Institute
WEB3 days ago — The zebrafish is a model organism used to study the development of vertebrates. In this regard, zebrafish are useful because the embryo is transparent, it develops outside of its mother, and its development from eggs to …
Zebrafish as an animal model for biomedical research
WEBMar 1, 2021 — Zebrafish have several advantages compared to other vertebrate models used in modeling human diseases, particularly for large-scale genetic mutant and therapeutic compound screenings, and other biomedical research applications.
Study: Zebrafish are smarter than we thought - MIT News
WEBNov 18, 2022 — The brains of the seemingly simple zebrafish are more sophisticated than previously thought, according to a new study. The researchers found larval zebrafish can use visual information to create three-dimensional maps of their physical surroundings.
Zebrafish: an emerging real-time model system to study ...
WEBOct 3, 2018 — Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is emerging as an increasingly successful model for translational research on human neurological disorders. In this review, we appraise the high degree of neurological and...