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SUBMITTER: Ernens I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5124742 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ernens Isabelle I Lumley Andrew I AI Devaux Yvan Y Wagner Daniel R DR
Zebrafish 20160621 6
So far, imaging of the adult zebrafish heart and assessment of heart failure in adult zebrafish have been very limited. Here, we describe a new method for in vivo imaging of the hypertrabeculated heart of the adult zebrafish using miniaturized cardiac ultrasound catheters obtained from the cardiac catheterization laboratory. This method allows the observation of the ventricle of zebrafish and the assessment of ventricular diameters during diastole and systole, as well as heart rate and fractiona ...[more]