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Fin regeneration

Adult zebrafish are able to completely regenerate their fins. Experiments on fin regeneration can be used to learn about stem cells, control of growth, and the process of regeneration.

A good review to provide background for this experiment is
Iovine, MK (2007) Nature Chemical Biology 3: 613-618.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17876318

This protocol is partially based on Fields, et al. (2009) Zebrafish 6: 145-160
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/zeb.2008.0569

Version 1 downloadable pdfs:
Instructor information
Tools and materials
Laboratory protocol
Pre-laboratory worksheet
Post-laboratory questions
Fun with fins game
Fun with fins answers

Version 2 downloadable files:
Ppt introduction to fin regeneration
Classroom experiment protocol in pdf
Classroom experiment protocol in docx
Prelaboratory questions-worksheet
Postlaboratory questions-worksheet