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Presents the cutting-edge use of zebrafish as a model organism for screening the efficacy of various marine peptides/toxins
Discusses the potential of various marine peptides/toxins as anti-cancer and cardioprotective agents
Evaluates the teratogenic activity of marine peptides on zebrafish embryos
Offers up-to-date information on marine pharmacognosy
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Native Medicine and Marine Pharmacology Laboratory, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (Deemed to be a University), Kelambakkam, India
Saravanan Ramachandran
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Department of Biochemistry, Rayalaseema University, Kurnool, India
Senthilkumar Rajagopal
About the authors
Dr. Senthilkumar Rajagopal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences at Rayalaseema University, Kurnool, India. He completed his PhD in Biochemistry at Annamalai University, India, and his postdoctoral fellowship at various Universities in the USA, including the University of Virginia, Harvard and Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Rajagopal is a recipient of the Rameshwardasji Birla Smarak Kosh Endowment award from Mumbai Medical Trust, and the Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. His research has addressed protein kinase C modulation of calcium channels currents, and was the principal investigator of a major project entitled “G-protein coupled receptor mediated intracellular mechanisms by alcohol-induced digestive disorders in the gastrointestinal tract”. Other interests include G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathways in smooth muscle physiology and neurotransmitters transporters to central nervous system. Dr. Rajagopal is a life member of a number of respected scientific associations, such as the Indian Society for Atherosclerosis Research (ISAR), The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Society for Free Radical Research India (SFRR), The Indian Society of Cell Biology (ISCB), the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and the Science Advisory Board (SAB), USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Zebrafish: A Model for Marine Peptide Based Drug Screening
Authors: Saravanan Ramachandran, Senthilkumar Rajagopal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7844-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7843-0Published: 04 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7846-1Published: 15 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7844-7Published: 14 June 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 73
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Animal Models, Human Physiology, Cancer Research, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance