Beyond the zebrafish: diverse fish species for modeling human disease

In recent years, zebrafish, and to a lesser extent medaka, have become widely used small animal models for human diseases. These organisms have convincingly demonstrated the usefulness of fish for improving our understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms leading to pathological conditions...

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Main Author: Manfred Schartl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2014-02-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/7/2/181