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Editorial
. 2023 May 15;24(10):8771.
doi: 10.3390/ijms24108771.

Zebrafish as an Experimental Model for Human Disease

Federica Tonon  1 , Gabriele Grassi  2
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Editorial

Zebrafish as an Experimental Model for Human Disease

Federica Tonon et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

Belonging to the family of Cyprinidae, the zebrafish is a small freshwater fish present in the rivers of Bangladesh, Northern India and Southern Nepal [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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