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Using Alizarin Red Staining to Detect Chemically Induced Bone Loss in Zebrafish Larvae
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Developmental Biology
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JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
Using Alizarin Red Staining to Detect Chemically Induced Bone Loss in Zebrafish Larvae
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05:03 min

December 28, 2021

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:36Alizarin Red Staining
  • 02:05Image Acquisition
  • 02:38Image Analysis
  • 03:49Results: Bone Loss Detection Using Alizarin Red Staining
  • 04:36Conclusion

Summary

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Here, we have used alizarin red staining to show that lead acetate exposure causes a bone mass change in zebrafish larvae. This staining method can be adapted to the investigation of bone loss in zebrafish larvae loss induced by other hazardous toxicants.

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