Zebrafish touch-insensitive mutants reveal an essential role for the developmental regulation of sodium current.

Abstract excerpt

Developmental changes in neuronal connectivity and membrane properties underlie the stage-specific appearance of embryonic behaviors. The behavioral response of embryonic zebrafish to tactile stimulation first appears at 27 hr postfertilization. Because the touch response requires the activation of mechanosensory Rohon-Beard neurons, we have used whole-cell recordings in semi-intact preparations to characterize...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
• Share to Homozygote