The value of zebrafish as an integrative model in effect-directed analysis - a review

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-11

  Di Paolo, Carolina ^a   Seiler, Thomas Benjamin ^a   Keiter, Steffen ^a,b   Hu, Meng ^c   Muz, Melis ^c   Brack, Werner ^c   Hollert, Henner ^a,d,e,f  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Bioassay guided fractionation; Effect directed analysis; Embryo; In vitro; In vivo; Larva; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; CYPRINID; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EMBRYO; LARVA;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84925218135     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-015-0040-y     Document Type: Article

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