Larval Zebrafish Locomotor Activity Assay (VIDEO)

California Institute of Technology

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This video shows a larval zebrafish locomotor activity assay that is used to monitor sleep/wake behaviors. Individual five-day old zebrafish, which are about 4 millimeters long, are placed into each well of a 96-well plate, and a computer tracks their behavior for several days.

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Cindy N. Chiu and David A. Prober/Caltech

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