Zebra Fish as a Model for testing the Efficacy of Herbal Medicine

Author(s): Palinchandra Sharma Aribam, Karuna Devi Longjam, Kishan Kshetrimayum, Usharani Longjam, Archana NG, Santosh Keisam and Premila Chanu Oinam

Abstract: The Zebra fish (Danio rerio) is an ideal model organism for the study of vertebrate development since the 1960s. Zebrafish is a tropical freshwater fish found in the rivers and ponds of India belonging to the Cyprinidae family of the order Cypriniformes and native to Himalayan region. It is commonly kept in aquaria in India. Zebra fish have a similar genetic structure to humans with around 70% similarity and similar major organs and tissues as humans. It is an important model for biomedical research, drug development, diseases, toxicological studies, clinical therapy etc.

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