Malformed Heart in Zebra Fish Missing Cytoglobin Gene (VIDEO)

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Caption

Video shows zebrafish with mutant gene lacking cytoglobin. Heart defects are seen with heart on the right side instead of the left side with blood flow looping to the left instead of the right.

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University of Maryland School of Medicine

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