PUBLICATION
Understanding cardiovascular physiology in zebrafish and Xenopus larvae: the use of microtechniques
- Authors
- Schwerte, T. and Fritsche, R.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-030602-4
- Date
- 2003
- Source
- Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 135(1): 131-145 (Review)
- Registered Authors
- Schwerte, Thorsten
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Biosensing Techniques
- Blood Cell Count/methods
- Blood Vessels/anatomy & histology
- Blood Vessels/physiology
- Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena*
- Heart/anatomy & histology
- Heart/physiology
- Larva
- Miniaturization
- Monitoring, Physiologic/methods*
- Monitoring, Physiologic/trends
- Xenopus/anatomy & histology
- Xenopus/physiology*
- Zebrafish/anatomy & histology
- Zebrafish/physiology*
- PubMed
- 12727550 Full text @ Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol.
Citation
Schwerte, T. and Fritsche, R. (2003) Understanding cardiovascular physiology in zebrafish and Xenopus larvae: the use of microtechniques. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology. 135(1):131-145.
Abstract
Zebrafish and Xenopus, genetically accessible vertebrates with an externally developing, optically clear embryo, are ideally suited for in vivo functional dissection of the embryonic development of the circulatory system. Physiological characterizations of the cardiovascular system are still imperative for a more complete understanding of the connections between genetic/epigenetic factors and cardiovascular development. Here, we review experimental tools and methods that have been developed to measure numerous cardiovascular parameters in these millimetre-sized animals.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping