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Laboratory Fish in Biomedical Research

Biology, Husbandry and Research Applications for Zebrafish, Medaka, Killifish, Cavefish, Stickleback, Goldfish and Danionella Translucida

  • 1st Edition - August 28, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Livia D'Angelo, Paolo de Girolamo
  • Language: English

Fish, and particularly zebrafish, have become the fastest-growing segment of the research population. They offer several advantages, in terms of biology and technologies to apply,… Read more

Description

Fish, and particularly zebrafish, have become the fastest-growing segment of the research population. They offer several advantages, in terms of biology and technologies to apply, and thus are employed in numerous research fields. Laboratory Fish in Biomedical Research: Biology, Husbandry and Research Applications for Zebrafish, Medaka, Killifish, Swordtail Fish, Cavefish, Stickleback, Goldfish and Danionella Translucida addresses the relevant and increasing need to collect cutting-edge knowledge on husbandry, maintenance, welfare and experimental protocols of the most common freshwater species under standard laboratory conditions.

Key features

  • Provides husbandry and management protocols, devices and water systems
  • Shows strength and weakness of breeding
  • Explores potential scientific applications and experimental protocols. with regards to the most used freshwater fish used for scientific purposes

Readership

Academies, Institutes of research, Foundations involved in education and training in the field of laboratory animal sciences (LAS), National and International Associations/Scientific Societies involved in the field of LAS. Companies (i) producing laboratory aquatics infrastructures and devices, (ii) offering services for health monitoring. Scientists, Technicians, Laboratory managers, Animal caretaker, Veterinarians

Table of contents

Section 1: Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

1. Biology and research applications
Brautigam Lars and Filipek-Go´rniok Beata

2. Housing and maintenance of zebrafish, new technologies in laboratory aquatic systems and considerations for facility design
Bruce Newell and Marco Brocca

3. Breeding and larviculture of zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Benjamin Tsang and Robert Gerlai

4. Health monitoring, disease, and clinical pathology
Jean-Philippe Mocho and Nuno Pereira

5. The welfare of zebrafish
Paul Georg Schroeder

6. Analgesia, anesthesia, and euthanasia in zebrafish
Almut Kohler and Ana M. Valentim

7. Transgenesis, mutagenesis, knockdown, and genetic colony management
Claire Allen, Francesco Argenton, Fredericus J. Van Eeden and Natascia Tiso

8. Sperm cryopreservation, in vitro fertilization, and embryo freezing
Kanav Khosla, John Bischof and Zolta´n M. Varga
Section 2: Other small freshwater fish

9. Medaka as a model teleost: characteristics and approaches of genetic modification
Tokiro Ishikawa, Yu Murakami, Chika Fujimori, Masato Kinoshita, Kiyoshi Naruse and Shinji Kanda

10. Integrated analyses using medaka as a powerful model animal toward understanding various aspects of reproductive regulation
Chie Umatani, Mikoto Nakajo, Daichi Kayo, Yoshitaka Oka and Shinji Kanda

11. The African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri): biology and research applications
Gwendoline Astre, Eitan Moses and Itamar Harel

12. Challenges in keeping annual killifish
Martin Reichard, Radim Blazek, Iva Dykova, Jakub Zak and Matej Polacik

13. Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus): biology, husbandry, and experimental protocols
Diana P. Baumann and Andrew Ingalls

14. The housing, care, and use of a laboratory three-spined stickleback colony
Ellen Blaker, Marion Sebire, Tim Ellis and Ioanna Katsiadaki

15. Goldfish (Carassius auratus): biology, husbandry, and research applications
Ayelen M. Blanco and Suraj Unniappan

16. Danionella translucida, a tankful of new opportunities
Gokul Rajan, Karine Duroure and Filippo Del Bene
Section 3: Databases

17. Fish inventory databases
Jana Oltova

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 6, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Livia D'Angelo

Livia D’Angelo is veterinarian by background, she is researcher at University of Naples. Her research activities are mainly focused on the neurobiology of two freshwater fish, zebrafish and the turquoise killifish. She is also deeply involved in the laboratory animal sciences field, with respect to husbandry and management of aquatic research organisms.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

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Paolo de Girolamo

Paolo de Girolamo is a veterinarian by background, he is full Professor at University of Naples, and he is in charge of Chief of Veterinary Officer and Ethical Animal Care and Use Committee. His research interests have been since long addressed to the neurobiology and gut-brain axis interplay in teleostean fish (goldfish, zebrafish, turquoise killifish etc.).
Affiliations and expertise
University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

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