Gulf Killifish Embryo Comparison (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Gulf Killifish Embryo Comparison

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Embryos from resistant (left) and sensitive (right) populations of Gulf killifish dosed at the same concentration of industrial contaminants. Resistant population embryo develops a normal, two chambered, heart with proper blood flow, while sensitive embryo develops a string heart with no blood flow. Right embryo is unlikely to survive to hatch.

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Elias Oziolor/UC Davis

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