| ZFIN ID: ZDB-EXP-260831-3 |
Experiment Conditions Description: transection: cranial nerve II, heat shock
| transection: cranial nerve II |
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| Name: | transection |
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| Definition: | Cutting transversly of an organ or tissue. Type of cutting often used to divide the spinal cord to investigate neural regeneration in zebrafish. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000181] |
| Name: | cranial nerve II |
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| Synonyms: | CN-II, optic, optic nerve |
| Definition: | Cranial nerve which is comprised of retinal ganglion cell axons running posterior medially towards the optic chiasm, at which the axons cross the midline and after which the structure is termed the optic tract. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000435] |
| heat shock |
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| Name: | heat shock |
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| Definition: | Temperature shock condition in which fish are subjected for a short period of time to temperature higher than the controlled temperature. The standard controlled temperature (according to the zebrafish book) is 28.5 degrees C. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000166] |
| Publication: | Harvey et al., 2026 |
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