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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-3
pubmed:abstractText
The acute fish test is an animal test whose ecotoxicological relevance is worthy of discussion. The primary aim of protection in ecotoxicology is the population and not the individual. Furthermore the concentration of pollutants in the environment is normally not in the lethal range. Therefore the acute fish test covers solely the situation after chemical spills. Nevertheless, acute fish toxicity data still belong to the base set used for the assessment of chemicals. The embryo test with the zebrafish Danio rerio (DarT) is recommended as a substitute for the acute fish test. For validation an international laboratory comparison test was carried out. A summary of the results is presented in this paper. Based on the promising results of testing chemicals and waste water the test design was validated by the DIN-working group "7.6 Fischei-Test". A normed test guideline for testing waste water with fish is available. The test duration is short (48 h) and within the test different toxicological endpoints can be examined. Endpoints from the embryo test are suitable for QSAR-studies. Besides the use in ecotoxicology the introduction as a toxicological model was investigated. Disturbance of pigmentation and effects on the frequency of heart-beat were examined. A further important application is testing of teratogenic chemicals. Based on the results DarT could be a screening test within preclinical studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1868-596X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-6-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
DarT: The embryo test with the Zebrafish Danio rerio--a general model in ecotoxicology and toxicology.
pubmed:affiliation
TU Dresden, Institut f r Hydrobiologie, D-Dresden, Germany. rnagel@rcs.urz.tu-dresden.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article