Mutations affecting neural survival in the zebrafish Danio rerio.

doi:10.1242/dev.123.1.217

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Mutations affecting neural survival in the zebrafish Danio rerio.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 1996

Abdelilah S, Mountcastle-Shah E, Harvey M, Solnica-Krezel L, Schier A F, Stemple D L, Malicki J, Neuhauss S C, Zwartkruis F, Stainier D Y, Rangini Z, Driever W

Abstract excerpt

Programmed cell death is a prominent feature of normal animal development. During neurogenesis, naturally occurring cell death is a mechanism to eliminate neurons that fail to make appropriate connections. To prevent accidental cell death, mechanisms that trigger programmed cell death, as well as...

Topics

Animals
Body Patterning
Cell Survival
Genetic Complementation Test
Mutation
Nerve Degeneration
Neurons
Phenotype
Rhombencephalon
Zebrafish

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