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June 01, 2009
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Lens development involves interactions with other tissues. Several zebrafish eye mutants are characterized by an abnormally small lens size. Here we demonstrate a lens transplantation experiment to determine whether this phenotype is due to intrinsic causes or defective interactions with tissues that surround the lens.
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Zhang , Y., McCulloch, K., Malicki, J. Lens Transplantation in Zebrafish and its Application in the Analysis of Eye Mutants. J. Vis. Exp. (28), e1258, doi:10.3791/1258 (2009).
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