ZFIN ID: ZDB-EXP-260812-1
Experiment Conditions Description: chemical treatment by environment: tetracaine
chemical treatment by environment: tetracaine
Name: chemical treatment by environment
Synonyms:
Definition: Chemical treatment condition in which the chemical is introduced through the environment. For zebrafish this is the tank water.
Ontology: Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000238]
Name: tetracaine
Synonyms: 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate, 2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl p-(butylamino)benzoate, Amethocaine, Diaethylaminoaethanol ester der p-butylaminobenzoesaeure, p-(butylamino)benzoic acid beta-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester, p-Butylaminobenzoyl-2-dimethylaminoethanol, tetracaina, tetracaine, tetracainum
Definition: A benzoate ester in which 4-N-butylbenzoic acid and 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol have combined to form the ester bond; a local ester anaesthetic (ester caine) used for surface and spinal anaesthesia.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:9468]  ( EBI )
Publication: Frick et al., 2026