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Zebrafish, a freshwater teleost fish, is a popular vertebrate model to study embryo development, organogenesis, gene mutations, and adult physiology. Owing to its biological and genetic advantages, zebrafish is a preferred system for toxicological studies, modeling human diseases, and studying innate immunity. Its usage in studying psychosomatic behavioral disorders has been appreciated recently. Zebrafish is an easy-to-culture, non-invasive vertebrate system with potential multidisciplinary utility in undergraduate teaching and research.
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The authors sincerely thank Dr Sridhar Sivasubbu, Senior Scientist, CSIR-IGIB, Mathura Road, Delhi for his mentorship in various zebrafish projects and Sansriti Foundation, Delhi, for its collaborative support. The authors acknowledge the financial assistance by Innovation Project (2015–2016), University of Delhi, DRC-301, Star Innovation Project, the University of Delhi (2016–2019) and Star College Status grant (2014–2018) by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India in setting up zebrafish lab facility at Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi. The authors are thankful to Dr Savita Roy, Principal, Daulat Ram College, for her encouragement and unstinting support.
Technical Assistance of Mr Lalit Sharma and Mr Pratish Kumar is also acknowledged.
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Padmshree Mudgal is associate professor in biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi.
Chitra Bhasin superannuated as associate professor in zoology, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi.
Adita Joshi is currently the director of Sansriti Foundation, Delhi.
Radhika Gupta is assistant professor in biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi.
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Mudgal, P., Bhasin, C., Joshi, A. et al. Zebrafish. Reson 26, 1499–1521 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-021-1258-1
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