Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitat
The turquoise killifish, Nothobranchius furzeri, is a promising vertebrate model in ageing research and an emerging model organism in genomics, regenerative medicine, developmental biology and ecotoxicology. Its lifestyle is adapted to the ephemeral nature of shallow pools on the African savannah. I...
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| description | The turquoise killifish, Nothobranchius furzeri, is a promising vertebrate model in ageing research and an emerging model organism in genomics, regenerative medicine, developmental biology and ecotoxicology. Its lifestyle is adapted to the ephemeral nature of shallow pools on the African savannah. Its rapid and short active life commences when rains fill the pool: fish hatch, grow rapidly and mature in as few as two weeks, and then reproduce daily until the pool dries out. Its embryos then become inactive, encased in the dry sediment and protected from the harsh environment until the rains return. This invertebrate-like life cycle (short active phase and long developmental arrest) combined with a vertebrate body plan provide the ideal attributes for a laboratory animal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59f35a95473245638d5abf5406b2feca2022-12-22T03:52:22ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2019-01-01810.7554/eLife.41548Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitatMartin Reichard0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9306-0074Matej Polačik1Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech RepublicInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech RepublicThe turquoise killifish, Nothobranchius furzeri, is a promising vertebrate model in ageing research and an emerging model organism in genomics, regenerative medicine, developmental biology and ecotoxicology. Its lifestyle is adapted to the ephemeral nature of shallow pools on the African savannah. Its rapid and short active life commences when rains fill the pool: fish hatch, grow rapidly and mature in as few as two weeks, and then reproduce daily until the pool dries out. Its embryos then become inactive, encased in the dry sediment and protected from the harsh environment until the rains return. This invertebrate-like life cycle (short active phase and long developmental arrest) combined with a vertebrate body plan provide the ideal attributes for a laboratory animal.https://elifesciences.org/articles/41548Nothobranchius furzeriTurquoise killifishThe Natural History of Model OrganismsNatural HistoryAgeingSenescence |
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| title | Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitat |
| title_full | Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitat |
| title_fullStr | Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitat |
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| title_short | Nothobranchius furzeri, an 'instant' fish from an ephemeral habitat |
| title_sort | nothobranchius furzeri an instant fish from an ephemeral habitat |
| topic | Nothobranchius furzeri Turquoise killifish The Natural History of Model Organisms Natural History Ageing Senescence |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/41548 |
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