33 research outputs found

    Patterns of free calcium in zebrafish embryos

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    Direct knowledge of Ca2+ patterns in vertebrate development is largely restricted to early stages, in which they control fertilization, ooplasmic segregation and cleavage. To explore new roles of Ca2+ in vertebrate development, we injected the Ca2+ indicator aequorin into zebrafish eggs and imaged Ca2+ throughout the first day of development. During early cleavages, a high Ca2+ zone is seen in the cleavage furrows. The high Ca2+ zone during first cleavage spreads as a slow wave (0.5 mu m/second) and is preceded by three Ca2+ pulses within the animal pole region of the egg. When Ca2+ concentrations are clamped at the resting level by BAPTA buffer injection into the zygote, all signs of development are blocked. In later development, Ca2+ patterns are associated with cell movements during gastrulation, with neural induction, with brain regionalization, with formation of the somites and neural keel, with otic placode formation, with muscle movements and with formation of the heart. Particularly remarkable is a sharp boundary between high Ca2+ in the presumptive forebrain and midbrain versus low Ca2+ in the presumptive hindbrain starting at 10 hours of development. When Ca2+ changes are damped by injection of low concentrations of BAPTA, fish form with greatly reduced eyes and hearts. The present study provides a first overview of Ca2+ patterns during prolonged periods of vertebrate development and points to new roles of Ca2+ in cellular differentiation and pattern formation

    e-health waardenmodel

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    Voor de structurele financiering van e-health is het belangrijk om de toegevoegde waarde hiervan inzichtelijk te maken. Dat gebeurt op dit moment op verschillende manieren. Soms kijkt men alleen naar de financiële opbrengsten voor de zorginstelling of leverancier, soms wordt ook de maatschappelijke waarde meegenomen. In het onderzoeksproject Waardemodel e-health ontwikkelde we een integraal model dat alle kosten en inspanningen afzet tegen alle baten en opbrengsten, voor verschillende stakeholders. In het rapport wordt een overzicht gegeven van de verschillende methoden om waarde te bepalen, met uitleg over het doel, voor- en nadelen van iedere methode. Daarnaast wordt het model uitgelegd en een handleiding gegeven hoe je met het model kunt werken

    Automated analysis of behavior in zebrafish larvae

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    Automated Imaging of Avoidance Behavior in Larval Zebrafish

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