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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Zebrafish as a Vertebrate Model System to Evaluate Effects of Environmental Toxicants on Cardiac Development and Function.

Swapnalee Sarmah, James A Marrs

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Swapnalee SarmahDepartment of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. ssarmah@iupui.edu.
James A MarrsDepartment of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. jmarrs@iupui.edu.
University of Indianapolis · US

Funding

A zebrafish fetal alcohol spectrum disorder model of congenital heart defectsR21AA022396 · NIAAA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI MARRS, JAMES A · 2014 to 2015
$397k
NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA022396
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental pollution is a serious problem of the modern world that possesses a major threat to public health. Exposure to environmental pollutants during embryonic development is particularly risky. Although many pollutants have been verified as potential toxicants, there are new chemicals in the environment that need assessment. Heart development is an extremely sensitive process, which can be affected by environmentally toxic molecule exposure during embryonic development. Congenital heart defects are the most common life-threatening global health problems, and the etiology is mostly unknown. The zebrafish has emerged as an invaluable model to examine substance toxicity on vertebrate development, particularly on cardiac development. The zebrafish offers numerous advantages for toxicology research not found in other model systems. Many laboratories have used the zebrafish to study the effects of widespread chemicals in the environment on heart development, including pesticides, nanoparticles, and various organic pollutants. Here, we review the uses of the zebrafish in examining effects of exposure to external molecules during embryonic development in causing cardiac defects, including chemicals ubiquitous in the environment and illicit drugs. Known or potential mechanisms of toxicity and how zebrafish research can be used to provide mechanistic understanding of cardiac defects are discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsHeartHeart Defects, CongenitalIllicit DrugsModels, AnimalNanoparticlesOrganogenesisPesticidesWater Pollutants, ChemicalZebrafishEnvironmental PollutantsIllicit DrugsPesticidesWater Pollutants, Chemicalcardiotoxicitycongenital heart defectsenvironmental toxicitynon-genetic causes of congenital heart defectszebrafishzebrafish in cardiotoxicity research

Identifiers

PMID27999267
PMCPMC5187923
OpenAlexW2561252437

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