Life-long preservation of the regenerative capacity in the fin and heart in zebrafish

Summary The zebrafish is a widely used model animal to study the regeneration of organs, such as the fin and heart. Their average lifetime is about 3 years, and recent studies have shown that zebrafish exhibit aging-related degeneration, suggesting the possibility that aging might affect regenerativ...

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Published in:Biology Open
Main Authors: Junji Itou, Hiroko Kawakami, Tyler Burgoyne, Yasuhiko Kawakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2012-06-01
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/1/8/739