Contributors |
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Preface |
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Overview of the Zebrafish System |
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History of the Zebrafish System and Its Advantages and Disadvantages |
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2 | (2) |
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Cell and Developmental Biology, Organogenesis, and Human Disease |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Epilogue: Volumes 76 and 77 and Technological Advances to Come |
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7 | (4) |
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7 | (4) |
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Cell Cycles and Development in the Embryonic Zebrafish |
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11 | (1) |
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Terminology and the Staging Series |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (4) |
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20 | (5) |
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25 | (4) |
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26 | (3) |
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Primary Fibroblast Cell Culture |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (4) |
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33 | (3) |
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Production of Haploid and Diploid Androgenetic Zebrafish (Including Methodology for Delayed In Vitro Fertilization) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (4) |
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Conclusions and Perspectives |
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48 | (4) |
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49 | (3) |
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Analysis of Protein and Gene Expression |
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In Situ Hybridization to RNA and Immunolocalization of Proteins |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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Hybridization to Whole-Mount Embryos |
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56 | (3) |
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Immunolocalization of Probes |
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59 | (2) |
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Two-Color In Situ Hybridizations |
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61 | (4) |
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Double-Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization |
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65 | (1) |
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Simultaneous Localization of Transcription and Translation Gene Products |
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66 | (4) |
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Embedding and Sectioning Whole-Mount Embryos |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (4) |
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72 | (2) |
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Analysis of Zebrafish Development Using Explant Culture Assays |
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74 | (3) |
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Zebrafish Explants: General Considerations |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (8) |
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Guide to Explant Isolation and Culture |
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86 | (8) |
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Using Explants to Assay Induction |
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94 | (3) |
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Illustrations of Specification and Induction Assays |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (4) |
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100 | (4) |
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Confocal Microscopic Analysis of Morphogenetic Movements |
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104 | (1) |
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Confocal Imaging of Embryos |
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105 | (1) |
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General Principles of Vital Staining |
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105 | (11) |
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Mounting Embryos for Imaging |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (2) |
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Multilevel Time-Lapse Confocal Analysis |
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120 | (7) |
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Distribution of Visual Information |
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127 | (2) |
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Confocal Imaging of Embryos Expressing Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (4) |
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131 | (3) |
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Cytoskeletal Dynamics of the Zebrafish Embryo |
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134 | (1) |
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Cytoskeleton of the Unfertilized Egg |
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135 | (1) |
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Organization and Function of the Cytoskeleton in the Zygote |
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136 | (4) |
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Cleavage and Blastula Period |
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140 | (2) |
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Yolk Cell Microtubules during Epiboly |
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142 | (4) |
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Tubulin Dynamics in Neuronal Axons of Living Zebrafish Embryos |
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146 | (1) |
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Intermediate Filaments in Zebrafish |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (12) |
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154 | (5) |
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Analyzing Axon Guidance in the Zebrafish Retinotectal System |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (3) |
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Labeling the Retinotectal System |
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163 | (11) |
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Perturbing the Retinotectal System |
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174 | (4) |
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178 | (5) |
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179 | (4) |
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Analysis of Cell Proliferation, Senescence, and Cell Death in Zebrafish Embryos |
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Introduction: The Cell Cycle in Zebrafish |
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183 | (3) |
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Zebrafish Embryo Cell-Cycle Protocols |
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186 | (10) |
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Screening for Chemical Suppressors of Zebrafish Cell-Cycle Mutants |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (6) |
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200 | (5) |
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Cellular Dissection of Zebrafish Hematopoiesis |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (9) |
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Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation |
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215 | (8) |
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223 | (3) |
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In Vitro Culture of Hematopoietic Progenitors |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (6) |
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229 | (5) |
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Culture of Embryonic Stem and Primordial Germ Cell Lines from Zebrafish |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (6) |
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241 | (4) |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (1) |
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The Primary Neuronal Scaffold |
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246 | (3) |
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Early Development of the Zebrafish Neural Plate |
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249 | (7) |
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Lateral Inhibition and the Neurogenesis Cascade |
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256 | (5) |
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Establishment of Neuronal Identity |
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261 | (1) |
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Lab Methods to Study Adult Neurogenesis |
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262 | (3) |
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Useful Tools for the Study of Zebrafish Neurogenesis |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (29) |
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276 | (18) |
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Time-Lapse Microscopy of Brain Development |
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Introduction: Why and When to Use Intravital Imaging |
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294 | (1) |
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Techniques for Vital Staining of the Nervous System |
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295 | (10) |
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Preparation of the Zebrafish Specimen |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (4) |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (7) |
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319 | (6) |
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Development of the Peripheral Sympathetic Nervous System in Zebrafish |
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325 | (1) |
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The Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System |
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326 | (4) |
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The Zebrafish as a Model System for Studying PSNS Development |
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330 | (12) |
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Zebrafish as a Novel Model for Studying Neuroblastoma |
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342 | (1) |
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Conclusion and Future Directions |
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343 | (6) |
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344 | (5) |
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Approaches to Study the Zebrafish Retina |
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349 | (2) |
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Development of the Zebrafish Retina |
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351 | (8) |
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Analysis of Wild-Type and Mutant Visual System |
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359 | (19) |
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Analysis of Gene Function in the Zebrafish Retina |
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378 | (10) |
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388 | (14) |
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388 | (14) |
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Instrumentation for Measuring Oculomotor Performance and Plasticity in Larval Organisms |
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402 | (3) |
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405 | (7) |
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412 | (13) |
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425 | (4) |
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426 | (3) |
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Development of Cartilage and Bone |
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429 | (9) |
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Cartilage Visualization Techniques |
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438 | (6) |
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Bone Visualization Techniques |
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444 | (4) |
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Molecular Markers and Transgenic Lines |
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448 | (2) |
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Strategy and Potential of Future Screens for Skeletal Mutants |
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450 | (7) |
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451 | (6) |
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Morphogenesis of the Jaw: Development Beyond the Embryo |
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Larval Zebrafish Craniofacial Cartilage Development |
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457 | (2) |
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Analysis of Craniofacial Skeletal and Replacement Tooth Development |
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459 | (12) |
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471 | (1) |
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Updates and Recent Advances |
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472 | (7) |
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474 | (5) |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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Stages of Heart Tube Morphogenesis |
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480 | (11) |
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491 | (4) |
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Conclusion and Future Directions |
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495 | (6) |
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496 | (5) |
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Zebrafish Kidney Development |
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501 | (1) |
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Pronephric Structure and Function |
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502 | (2) |
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504 | (18) |
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The Zebrafish Pronephros as a Model of Human Disease |
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522 | (3) |
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525 | (10) |
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526 | (9) |
Index |
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