Zebrafish at the interface of development and disease research /

There are many shared pathways that govern development and also can contribute to disease. Zebrafish have traditionally been used to study vertebrate development, and from decades of work in this system, we have learned details about developmental processes, genes and pathways that are implicated in...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Sadler, Kirsten C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Academic Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 124.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:There are many shared pathways that govern development and also can contribute to disease. Zebrafish have traditionally been used to study vertebrate development, and from decades of work in this system, we have learned details about developmental processes, genes and pathways that are implicated in disease. In each chapter of this book, we interweave how studying zebrafish development has informed our understanding of diseases from the immune system, to the kidney, liver, heart and others.--
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780128033432
0128033436