Robert Bryson-Richardson
Author
Publisher
Academic Press/Elsevier Science
Pub. Date
©2012
Edition
1st ed.
Description
Zebrafish are widely considered the best model for vertebrate development. The embryo is transparent, thereby enabling visualization and use of labelling 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,...