Because many zebrafish models of neurological and non-neurological diseases are studied in the adult fish rather than the embryo/larvae, we developed a quantitative lateral line regenerative assay that can be applied to adult zebrafish disease models. The assay involved resolution at the 1) neuromast and 2) individual hair cell levels.
Pisano, G. C., Mason, S. M., Dhliwayo, N., Intine, R. V., Sarras, Jr., M. P. An Assay for Lateral Line Regeneration in Adult Zebrafish. J. Vis. Exp. (86), e51343, doi:10.3791/51343 (2014).