Use of the zebrafish larvae as a model to study cigarette smoke condensate toxicity.

The smoking of tobacco continues to be the leading cause of premature death worldwide and is linked to the development of a number of serious illnesses including heart disease, respiratory diseases, stroke and cancer. Currently, cell line based toxicity assays are typically used to gain information...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee D Ellis, Evelyn C Soo, John C Achenbach, Michael G Morash, Kelly H Soanes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4272283?pdf=render