Zebrafish Heart Development, Regeneration, and Disease Modelling
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 65238
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heart regeneration; Mexican cavefish; zebrafish; cardiovascular development; congenital heart disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease focusses on the zebrafish as a model for heart development, regeneration and disease modelling. The zebrafish has become a very successful model for the study of heart development due to the ability to follow and image the heart throughout its development, the possibility of forward genetics and ease of genetic manipulation. In the last two decades, it has also become a valuable model to study heart regeneration, given its natural ability to regenerate lost and damaged heart muscle. More recently, the zebrafish has also emerged for modelling of cardiovascular disease. In this Special Issue, we would like to bring together research on these three topics to celebrate the advancements made in these fields. We invite authors to submit original research articles, technical articles, and reviews covering all aspects of heart development, regeneration and disease in zebrafish, while also including other fish species. To evaluate and organise the content of the issue, please let us know the preliminary title of your paper, the type of paper that you plan to submit (research article, review or technical report) and any additional information that would help us to determine how your intended contribution would fit into the Special Issue. Mostly descriptive manuscripts are welcome. For reviews, we will need to coordinate to avoid thematic overlaps. This might also be an excellent opportunity for (post-) doctoral trainees in your group to gain experience in writing reviews in their area of expertise.
Dr. Mathilda Mommersteeg
Dr. Juan Manuel González-Rosa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Zebrafish heart development
- Zebrafish heart regeneration
- Zebrafish heart disease modelling