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SUBMITTER: Ho E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3196795 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ho Emily E Dukovcic Stephanie S Hobson Brad B Wong Carmen P CP Miller Galen G Hardin Karin K Traber Maret G MG Tanguay Robert L RL
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP 20110511 1
Zinc is a micronutrient important in several biological processes including growth and development. We have limited knowledge on the impact of maternal zinc deficiency on zinc and zinc regulatory mechanisms in the developing embryo due to a lack of in vivo experimental models that allow us to directly study the effects of maternal zinc on embryonic development following implantation. To overcome this barrier, we have proposed to use zebrafish as a model organism to study the impact of zinc durin ...[more]