[Application of zebrafish model organism in the research of Chinese materia medica]

Yao Xue Xue Bao. 2012 Apr;47(4):434-9.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Zebrafish has become an important model organism in many fields of biomedical studies and been increasingly used in Chinese materia medica studies in recent years. This article summarized the achievements and prospect for zebrafish as a pharmacological and toxicological tool in the study and development of Chinese materia medica.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inducing Agents / pharmacology*
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal*
  • Materia Medica* / pharmacology
  • Materia Medica* / therapeutic use
  • Materia Medica* / toxicity
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional*
  • Memory Disorders / prevention & control
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic / drug effects
  • Zebrafish

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inducing Agents
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Materia Medica