Freeze-crack technique to study epidermal development in zebrafish using differential interference contrast microscopy and fluorescent markers

BioTechniques

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-322

  Villava, Casandra E ^a   Arellano Torres, Andres ^a   Navarro, Rosa E ^a   Maldonado, Ernesto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BIOASSAY; BIOMARKERS; CELLS; DISEASES; FISH; SKIN;

DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT MARKERS; MODEL ORGANISMS; POSTFERTILIZATION; ZEBRAFISH;

BIODIVERSITY;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; GOLGI COMPLEX; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; SKIN; TECHNIQUE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FREEZE FRACTURING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; SKIN; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548682536     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112555     Document Type: Article

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