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Lens Transplantation in Zebrafish and its Application in the Analysis of Eye Mutants
 

Lens Transplantation in Zebrafish and its Application in the Analysis of Eye Mutants

Article DOI: 10.3791/1258-v 10:40 min June 1st, 2009
June 1st, 2009

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Summary

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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Lens Transplantation Zebrafish Eye Mutants Lens Development Model Organism Genetic Studies Zebrafish Mutants Cell Death Degeneration Of Lens Tissues Transplantation Technique
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