Zebrafish as a genetic model in biological and behavioral gerontology: Where development meets aging in vertebrates - A mini-review

Gerontology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 430-441

  Kishi, Shuji ^a,b   Slack, Barbara E ^c   Uchiyama, Junzo ^b,d   Zhdanova, Irina V ^c  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Aiseikai Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Aging phenotypes later in life; Early biomarkers; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENT; EYE; GENETIC MODEL; GERONTOLOGY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIFESPAN; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SLEEP; TRANSGENICS; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EYE; GENETIC MARKERS; LIVER; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; REGENERATION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 68349121377     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228892     Document Type: Review

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