PUBLICATION
Ontogeny of intestinal motility in correlation to neuronal development in zebrafish embryos and larvae
- Authors
- Holmberg, A., Schwerte, T., Fritsche, R., Pelster, B., and Holmgren, S.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-060831-9
- Date
- 2003
- Source
- Journal of Fish Biology 63(2): 318-331 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Pelster, Bernd, Schwerte, Thorsten
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
- none
- PubMed
- none
Citation
Holmberg, A., Schwerte, T., Fritsche, R., Pelster, B., and Holmgren, S. (2003) Ontogeny of intestinal motility in correlation to neuronal development in zebrafish embryos and larvae. Journal of Fish Biology. 63(2):318-331.
Abstract
For the first time, spontaneous intestinal activity was demonstrated and quantified before the onset of exogenous feeding in zebrafish Danio rerio embryos and larvae in vivo, using digital motion analysis. At 3 days post fertilization (dpf), erratic and spontaneous contraction waves were observed in the gut. Later (4–7 dpf), more distinct contraction patterns were distinguished, and anterograde and retrograde contraction waves projecting anally and orally along the intestine, respectively, as well as local rectal contraction waves could be identified and quantified. The frequency of both anterograde intestinal and local rectal contractions increased significantly during the first days of development. There was a tendency towards shorter anterograde contraction waves in the first dpf stage investigated, but the velocity of the waves did not differ significantly between the different dpf stages. The presence of developing neurones in the gut of zebrafish was established using immunohistochemistry, staining for a suite of marker proteins (Hu C/D, HNK-1 and acetylated tubulin). Structural neurones were present in the developing gut from the first dpf stage investigated (2 dpf). In conclusion, during the period (3–7 dpf) when erratic contraction waves turn into a more organized pattern of motility there is also a pronounced development of the innervation, suggesting a correlation in time of the development of gut motility and its neuronal control.
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