Behavioral Approaches to Studying Innate Stress in Zebrafish
Title:
Behavioral Approaches to Studying Innate Stress in Zebrafish
Author:
Chin, Jacqueline S.R.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (329 seconds)
Series:
Behavior
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Abstract:
This manuscript describes a simple method to measure stress behaviorally in adult zebrafish. The approach takes advantage of the innate tendency that zebrafish prefer the bottom half of a tank when in a stressful state. We also describe methods for coupling the assay with pharmacology.
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For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/59092