Large-Scale assessment of the zebrafish embryo as a possible predictive model in toxicity testing

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Ali, Shaukat ^a   van Mil, Harald G J ^a,b   Richardson, Michael K ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; AMYGDALIN; ARBUTIN; ATROPINE; AURANTIIN; BERBERINE; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; COLCHICINE; CONIINE; CONVALLATOXIN; COUMARIN; DIGITOXIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HESPERIDIN; KANAMYCIN; LEAD ACETATE; LOBELINE; MORPHINE; NICOTINE; OUABAIN; PHLORIZIN; QUININE SULFATE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; STREPTOMYCIN; STRYCHNINE; THEOBROMINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; LC 50; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RODENT; SPECIES COMPARISON; TOXICITY TESTING; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; METHODOLOGY;

DANIO RERIO; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; MALE; TOXICITY TESTS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 79959617382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021076     Document Type: Article

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