Zebrafish as a Model for Behavior: Swimming into the Optogenetic Spotlight
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July 16, 2019, 12:59 p.m.
...throughput studies of optogenetics.
Common opsins used in zebrafish
Optogenetics functions through opsins....
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Learn about our ready-to-use viral...Optogenetics, the use of light sensitive proteins (opsins) to manipulate cell activity, enables researchers...escape reflex. These traits, coupled with short generation times and high fecundity, make zebrafish ideal...are light sensitive proteins. Opsins used in optogenetic studies are not native to vertebrates and are...swimming
Researchers at the Isacoff lab applied optogenetics in zebrafish larvae to identify new neurons ...