Transgenic Zebrafish Compresses Muscle Aging Into Weeks (VIDEO)

MDI Biological Laboratory

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Wild type control zebrafish larvae, left, show robust locomotion. Transgenic “atrofish” pioneered by Romain Madelaine, Ph.D., right, are treated with a triggering chemical to mimic muscle decline associated with aging, exhibiting a loss of locomotion ability similar to what’s seen with sarcopenia

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Romain Madelaine, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory

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