Transgenic ZebraFish can Serve as Bioindicators of Environmental Toxicants at the Cellular Level
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Nowadays, aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, pesticides and endocrine disruptors are the most common environmental pollutants. Typically, chemical analysis is used to detect these toxicants. However, chemical analysis can only be applied to known toxicants using standard procedures and expensive equipment. Additionally, data obtained from chemical analysis does not faithfully reflect the physiological conditions of living organisms, such as stress at the cellular level. This calls for the development of an animal model with bio-sensitivity to a variety of subtle cellular and physiological changes upon exposure to environmental pollutants in the ecosystem.
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