Characterization of enteric neurons in wild-type and mutant zebrafish using semi-automated cell counting and co-expression analysis

Zebrafish

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-153

  Simonson, Levi W ^a   Ganz, Julia ^a   Melancon, Ellie ^a   Eisen, Judith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SEROTONIN; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTESTINE; INTESTINE INNERVATION; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL COUNT; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC MARKERS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTESTINES; LARVA; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; SEROTONIN; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84878867783     PISSN: 15458547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2012.0811     Document Type: Article

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