Organisms

Zebrafish

An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. Zebrafish is a model organism for drug assay and cancer research.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. Zebrafish is a model organism for drug assay and cancer research.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • B. rerio
  • Brachydanio rerio
  • D. rerio
  • Danio rerio
  • Zebra Fish
  • Zebra Fishes
  • Zebra danio
  • Zebrafishes
  • D. rerios
  • Fishes, Zebra
  • Zebra danios
  • danio, Zebra

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

91(87); was see under CYPRINIDAE 1987-90; BRACHYDANIO was see ZEBRAFISH 1987-93

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Previous Indexing

  • Fishes (1966-1986)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.200w.244w.828w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Zebrafish. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015027. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015027
  2. Zebrafish. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebrafish
  3. Zebrafish. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169444