Locomotor activity in zebrafish embryos: A new method to assess developmental neurotoxicity

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 460-471

  Selderslaghs, Ingrid W T ^a,b   Hooyberghs, Jef ^a,c   De Coen, Wim ^b   Witters, Hilda E ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Developmental neurotoxicity; Locomotor activity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; ZEBRA FISH;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHLORPYRIFOS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; TOXICITY TESTS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77953022286     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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