Zebrafish: A Practical Approach (Practical Approach Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019963808X ISBN 13: 9780199638086

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

The zebrafish has become one of the most important model organisms to study biological processes within a living body. As a vertebrate that has many of the strengths of invertebrate model systems, it offers numerous advantages to researchers interested in many aspects of embryonic development, physiology and disease. This book not only provides a complete set of instructions that will allow researchers to establish the zebrafish in their laboratory. It also gives a broad overview of commonly used methods and a comprehensive collection of protocols describing the most powerful techniques.

About this title

About the Author:

Christiane Nusslein-Volhard and Ralf Dahm are both in the Department of Genetics, Max-Planck-Institut fur Entwicklungsbiologie.

Review:

This book impressively describes how to combine classical genetic analysis in this organism with techniques for molecular analysis of gene function and experimental manipulation of embryos, in a way that is sure to inspire an expanding community of scientists to exploit the zebrafish system in their research. * Genetical Research * ... a comprehensive, up-to-date manual for laboratory work with zebrafish. * Genetical Research * The uniformly lucid text is richly illustrated throughout with high quality black and white photographs and line drawings that add valuable information, and a collection of colour plates is also provided to illustrate key technical points or to provide interpretable examples of experimental results. * Genetical Research * The appendices include an extremely useful and beautifully ilustrated atlas of embryonic development, and a Table that summarizes the characteristics of more than 700 known mutations. * Genetical Research * Although this book will find its greatest following in the development biology community, it is likely to enjoy an ever-widening readership in the coming years, as the vast potential of zebrafish for dissecting physiological functions and understanding human disease processes is realised. * Genetical Research *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 019963808X
• ISBN 13: 9780199638086
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322
• Editor: Nusslein-Volhard Christiane, Dahm Ralf