Overview
Presents a comprehensive examination of frontier technologies using small fish models, zebrafish and medaka, for basic and translational research
Incorporates the benefits of ichthyological knowledge from development and regeneration to higher-order integrity such as homeostasis and behavior
Maximizes reader insights into fascinating characteristics of teleost fishes using molecular basis biology methods
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Development and Cell Biology
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Homeostasis and Reproduction
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Clinical Models
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Eccentric Fish
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About this book
This book provides cutting-edge studies and technologies using small fishes, including zebrafish, medaka, and other fishes as new model animals for molecular biology, developmental biology, and medicine. It also introduces eccentric fish models that are pioneering new frontiers of biology.
Zebrafish and medaka have been developed as lower vertebrate model organisms because these small fish are easy to raise in the laboratory and are useful for the live imaging of the morphology and activity of cells and tissues in intact animals. By virtue of those specific advantages, fish studies have demonstrated the common features of vertebrates and raised further questions toward understanding the mystery of life.
The book consists of four parts: “Development and Cell Biology”, “Homeostasis and Reproduction”, “Clinical Models”, and “Eccentric Fish”. Together they describes the core area of small fish study – often considered mere zoology but which is actually proving to be the universal basis of life.
Written by leading scientists, the book helps readers to understand small fishes, inspires scientists to utilize small fishes in their studies, and encourages anyone who wants to participate in the large and fantastic world of small fish.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Atsuo Iida has been an assistant professor of regeneration science and engineering at the Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, since 2012. Professor Iida obtained a Ph.D. from Nagoya University in 2006 for research related to DNA-based transposable elements in medaka. As a postdoctoral associate at Kyoto University, Dr. Iida initially examined various aspects of developmental biology using zebrafish, and then as an assistant professor he expanded his research to include viviparous reproduction utilizing redtail splitfin fish. His current interests include the regulatory mechanisms that govern blood vessel formation during zebrafish development as well as the mechanisms underlying viviparous reproduction in fish.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Zebrafish, Medaka, and Other Small Fishes
Book Subtitle: New Model Animals in Biology, Medicine, and Beyond
Editors: Hiromi Hirata, Atsuo Iida
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1879-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1878-8Published: 22 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4697-2Published: 15 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1879-5Published: 10 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 315
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Animal Models, Developmental Biology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology