Behavioral genetics in larval zebrafish: Learning from the young

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 366-372

  Wolman, Marc ^a   Granato, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Genetic screen; Habituation; Startle response; Swimming; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC REGULATION; LARVA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPTOKINETIC STIMULATION; PHOTOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY GATING; SENSORY STIMULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; LARVA; LEARNING; STARTLE REACTION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84856963620     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20872     Document Type: Article

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