Journal
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 561-567Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.07.009
Keywords
Zebrafish; Developmental delay; Temperature; Developmental stage; Predictive model; Silver nanoparticles
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- Department of Biology at Middle Tennessee State University
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Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are model organisms for testing developmental toxicity at the morphological level. In this study, influence of temperature (24.5-28.5 degrees C) and silver nanoparticles on developmental staging, ear-eye distance, and ratio of ear-eye distance to inner ear diameter was investigated. As temperature decreased, all endpoints showed developmental delay, with differences between endpoints in amount and type of delay measured. Differences in developmental delay patterns were observed, with rate delays increasing over time when staging endpoints were utilized and rates remaining constant when using ear-eye measurements. Integrated predictive equations were created to normalize each endpoint for temperature. Influence of image rotation on ear-eye distance accuracy showed that more than 75% eye overlap during analysis is necessary to minimize error. Exposure to silver nanoparticles demonstrated a lack of consistency between developmental endpoints and highlighted the usefulness of a multi-endpoint approach when measuring changes to developmental timing. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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