Abstract
Analyzing the swimming ability of 2 days post fertilization zebrafish embryos can be a useful technique to study neuromuscular function. Here is a protocol for determining the time it takes for zebrafish embryos to swim a predetermined distance.
Keywords: Muscle, Neuromuscular junction, Swimming, Escape response
Materials and Reagents
Equipment
Procedure
A. Preparation:
B. Video acquisition:
C. Video analysis:
Acknowledgments
This protocol was adapted from the previous publication: Goody et al. (2012). Development of this protocol was supported by NIH grant RO1 HD052934-01A1 to CAH. MFG would like to thank the University of Maine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering for funding.
References
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