The zebrafish is a good choice because of its similarity to humans as a vertebrate,
its transparency as an embryo, and the powerful genetic tools available in this model organism.
Not exact matches
This is likely to become a more common pattern of family relations
as policies and practices regarding gamete and
embryo donation embrace increased
transparency.»
Zebrafish have emerged
as an important vertebrate model for cardiovascular research for a number of reasons, including the ability to regenerate its heart if damaged, and because the
transparency of the
embryos allows easy observation of internal processes like blood vessel development.
We use the zebrafish model to study β - cell development due to the small size and optical
transparency of its
embryos / larvae,
as well
as the ease of the genetic and chemical - genetic manipulations, including the ability to conduct large - scale small molecule screens.