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Transplantation of Cells Directly into the Kidney of Adult Zebrafish
JoVE Journal
Biology
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JoVE Journal Biology
Transplantation of Cells Directly into the Kidney of Adult Zebrafish
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06:04 min

May 18, 2011

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:50Condition of Non-Transgenic Recipient Fish
  • 01:32Preparation of Progenitor Donor Cells from Transgenic Fish
  • 03:43Transplantation of Progenitor Cells into the Kidney
  • 05:01Grafted Kidney Cells
  • 05:28Conclusion

Summary

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Cell transplantation is an essential technique for studying tissue regeneration and for developing cell-based therapies of disease. We demonstrate here a microsurgical technique that permits the transplantation of genetically labeled cells directly into the kidney of adult zebrafish fish.

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