Neoplasia and neoplasm-associated lesions in laboratory colonies of zebrafish emphasizing key influences of diet and aquaculture system design

ILAR Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-125

  Spitsbergen, Jan M ^a   Buhler, Donald R ^a   Peterson, Tracy S ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Diet; Hepatocyte megalocytosis; Husbandry; Naturally occurring carcinogen; Neoplasia; Non protocol induced variation; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873441750     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: 19306180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.53.2.114     Document Type: Article

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