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Descriptor English: Zebrafish
Descriptor Spanish: Pez Cebra
Descriptor pez cebra
Entry term(s) B. rerio
D. rerio
Danio rerio
peces cebra
pez cebra Danio
Scope note: Especie exótica de la familia CYPRINIDAE, originaria de Asia, que ha sido introducida en Norteamérica. Se utiliza en estudios embriológicos y para estudiar los efectos de ciertas sustancias químicas sobre el desarrollo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Peixe-Zebra
Descriptor French: Danio zébré
Entry term(s): B. rerio
Brachydanio rerio
D. rerio
D. rerios
Danio rerio
Fishes, Zebra
Zebra Fish
Zebra Fishes
Zebra danio
Zebra danios
Zebrafishes
danio, Zebra
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.200.244.828
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015027
Scope note: An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. Zebrafish is a model organism for drug assay and cancer research.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fishes (1966-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CYPRINIDAE 1987-90; BRACHYDANIO was see ZEBRAFISH 1987-93
Online Note: use ZEBRAFISH to search BRACHYDANIO 1987-93
History Note: 91(87); was see under CYPRINIDAE 1987-90; BRACHYDANIO was see ZEBRAFISH 1987-93
Related: Zebrafish Proteins MeSH
DeCS ID: 19382
Unique ID: D015027
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/04/15
Revision Date: 2017/01/23
Zebrafish - Preferred
Concept UI M0023122
Scope note An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. Zebrafish is a model organism for drug assay and cancer research.
Preferred term Zebrafish
Entry term(s) B. rerio
Brachydanio rerio
D. rerio
D. rerios
Danio rerio
Fishes, Zebra
Zebra Fish
Zebra Fishes
Zebra danio
Zebra danios
Zebrafishes
danio, Zebra



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