PUBLICATION

Photobiology: Fish eggs go sunny side up

Authors
Foulkes, N.S.
ID
ZDB-PUB-230810-54
Date
2023
Source
Current biology : CB   33: R810R812R810-R812 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Foulkes, Nicholas-Simon
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Photobiology
  • Sunlight*
  • Sunscreening Agents/chemistry
  • Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects
  • Zebrafish*
PubMed
37552947 Full text @ Curr. Biol.
Citation
Foulkes, N.S. (2023) Photobiology: Fish eggs go sunny side up. Current biology : CB. 33:R810R812R810-R812.
Abstract
The UV radiation in sunlight can damage organisms. A new study reveals that female zebrafish deposit a chemical sunscreen into their eggs to protect their developing embryos, a feat that has been lost in fish species whose embryos never experience sunlight.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping
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