Zebrafish embryos as an alternative to animal experiments-A commentary on the definition of the onset of protected life stages in animal welfare regulations

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-132

  Strähle, Uwe ^a   Scholz, Stefan ^b   Geisler, Robert ^a   Greiner, Petra ^c   Hollert, Henner ^d   Rastegar, Sepand ^a   Schumacher, Axel ^a   Selderslaghs, Ingrid ^e   Weiss, Carsten ^a   Witters, Hilda ^e   Braunbeck, Thomas ^f  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

(Eleuthero)embryo; Alternative method; External feeding; Protection; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION; LAW; NONHUMAN; SWIMMING; TOXICOLOGY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMAL USE ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84858005332     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.06.121     Document Type: Article

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