title: Analysis of circadian rhythms in zebrafish.
abstract: The zebrafish probably constitutes the best animal system to study the complexity of the circadian clock machinery and the influence that light has on it. The possibilities of producing transgenic fishes, to establish light-responsive cultured cells, and to directly explore light phototransduction on single clock cells are all remarkable features of this circadian system. This article describes some of the most useful methodologies to analyze the behavioral, cellular, and molecular aspects of the zebrafish circadian clock system.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch-Strasbourg, France
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardone
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sassone-Corsi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002460:Cell Line; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000528:radiation effects; D019076:Transgenes; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D029961:Zebrafish Proteins