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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. Development of a heat shock inducible gfp transgenic zebrafish line by using the zebrafish hsp27 promoter
   Gene, vol. 408, no. 1-2, pp. 85–94, 2008
2. Combined activity of the two Gli2 genes of zebrafish play a major role in Hedgehog signaling during zebrafish neurodevelopment
   Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 388–401, 2008
3. Fgf10 regulates hepatopancreatic ductal system patterning and differentiation
   Nature Genetics, vol. 39, no. 3, Article ID ng1961, 5 pages, 2007
4. Localized rbp4 expression in the yolk syncytial layer plays a role in yolk cell extension and early liver development
   BMC Developmental Biology, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 117, 2007
5. Tandem-Repeated Zebrafish zp3 Genes Possess Oocyte-Specific Promoters and Are Insensitive to Estrogen Induction
   Biology of Reproduction, vol. 74, no. 6, pp. 1016–1025, 2006
6. Transcriptome kinetics of arsenic-induced adaptive response in zebrafish liver
   Physiological Genomics, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 351–361, 2006
7. RhoA acts downstream of Wnt5 and Wnt11 to regulate convergence and extension movements by involving effectors Rho Kinase and Diaphanous: Use of zebrafish as an in vivo model for GTPase signaling
   Cellular Signalling, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 359–372, 2006
8. Proteomic analysis of protein profiles during early development of the zebrafish,Danio rerio
   PROTEOMICS, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 3176–3188, 2006
9. Demonstration of site-directed recombination in transgenic zebrafish using the Cre/loxP system
   Transgenic Research, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 217–223, 2005
10. Expression of a novel zebrafish zinc finger gene,gli2b, is affected in Hedgehog and Notch signaling related mutants during embryonic development
    Developmental Dynamics, vol. 232, no. 2, pp. 479–486, 2005
11. Faithful expression of living color reporter genes in transgenic medaka under two tissue-specific zebrafish promoters
    Developmental Dynamics, vol. 234, no. 2, pp. 387–392, 2005
12. Effects of thyroid hormone on the development of immune system in zebrafish
    General and Comparative Endocrinology, vol. 142, no. 3, pp. 325–335, 2005
13. Hepatic and extrahepatic expression of vitellogenin genes in the zebrafish,
    Gene, vol. 356, pp. 91–100, 2005
14. Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 39, no. 22, pp. 9001–9008, 2005
15. Conservation of gene expression signatures between zebrafish and human liver tumors and tumor progression
    Nature Biotechnology, vol. 24, no. 1, Article ID nbt1169, 2 pages, 2005
16. Development and maturation of the immune system in zebrafish, Danio rerio: a gene expression profiling, in situ hybridization and immunological study
    Developmental & Comparative Immunology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 9–28, 2004
17. Molecular cloning of zebrafish and medaka vitellogenin genes and comparison of their expression in response to 17ß-estradiol
    Gene, vol. 328, pp. 25–36, 2004
18. A novel zebrafish kelchlike gene klhl and its human ortholog KLHL display conserved expression patterns in skeletal and cardiac muscles
    Gene, vol. 338, no. 1, pp. 75–83, 2004
19. Expression analyses of zebrafishtransferrin,ifabp, andelastaseB mRNAs as differentiation markers for the three major endodermal organs: Liver, intestine, and exocrine pancreas
    Developmental Dynamics, vol. 230, no. 1, pp. 165–173, 2004
20. Recapitulation of fast skeletal muscle development in zebrafish by transgenic expression of GFP under themylz2 promoter
    Developmental Dynamics, vol. 227, no. 1, pp. 14–26, 2003
21. Zebrafishatonal homologuezath3 is expressed during neurogenesis in embryonic development
    Developmental Dynamics, vol. 227, no. 4, pp. 587–592, 2003
22. Molecular Evolution of Vertebrate Goose-Type Lysozyme Genes
    Journal of Molecular Evolution, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 234–242, 2003
23. Development of transgenic fish for ornamental and bioreactor by strong expression of fluorescent proteins in the skeletal muscle
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 308, no. 1, pp. 58–63, 2003
24. The functional specificity of NeuroD is defined by a single amino acid residue (N11) in the basic domain
    FEBS Letters, vol. 520, no. 1-3, pp. 139–144, 2002
25. The potential impact of modern biotechnology on fish aquaculture
    Aquaculture, vol. 204, no. 3-4, pp. 255–269, 2002
26. Expressed sequence tag analysis of expression profiles of zebrafish testis and ovary
    Gene, vol. 294, no. 1-2, pp. 45–53, 2002
27. Generation of Two-color Transgenic Zebrafish Using the Green and Red Fluorescent Protein Reporter Genes gfp and rfp
    Marine Biotechnology, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 146–154, 2002
28. Green fluorescent protein expression in germ-line transmitted transgenic zebrafish under a stratified epithelial promoter fromKeratin8
    Developmental Dynamics, vol. 223, no. 2, pp. 204–215, 2002
29. RETRACTED: Ziwi, the zebrafish homologue of the Drosophila piwi: co-localization with vasa at the embryonic genital ridge and gonad-specific expression in the adults
    Gene Expression Patterns, vol. 2, no. 3-4, pp. 257–260, 2002
30. Ziwi, the zebrafish homologue of the Drosophila piwi: co-localization with vasa at the embryonic genital ridge and gonad-specific expression in the adults
    Mechanisms of Development, vol. 119, pp. S221–S224, 2002
31. Expression of two novel zebrafish iroquois homologues (ziro1 and ziro5) during early development of axial structures and central nervous system
    Mechanisms of Development, vol. 105, no. 1-2, pp. 191–195, 2001
32. Expression pattern of two zebrafish genes, cxcr4a and cxcr4b
    Mechanisms of Development, vol. 109, no. 2, pp. 347–354, 2001
33. Multiple Tissue Transformation in Adult Zebrafish by Gene Gun Bombardment and Muscular Injection of Naked DNA
    Marine Biotechnology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 119–125, 2001
34. A novel zebrafish bHLH gene, neurogenin3, is expressed in the hypothalamus
    Gene, vol. 275, no. 1, pp. 47–55, 2001
35. A zebrafish vitellogenin gene (vg3) encodes a novel vitellogenin without a phosvitin domain and may represent a primitive vertebrate vitellogenin gene
    Gene, vol. 256, no. 1-2, pp. 303–310, 2000
36. Characterization of a zebrafish (Danio rerio) desmin cDNA: an early molecular marker of myogenesis
    Differentiation, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 247–254, 2000
37. The LIM/Homeodomain Protein Islet-1 Modulates Estrogen Receptor Functions
    Molecular Endocrinology, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 1627–1648, 2000
38. A Class of NeuroD-Related Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors Expressed in Developing Central Nervous System in Zebrafish
    DNA and Cell Biology, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 333–344, 1999
39. Fast Skeletal Muscle-Specific Expression of a Zebrafish Myosin Light Chain 2 Gene and Characterization of Its Promoter by Direct Injection into Skeletal Muscle
    DNA and Cell Biology, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 85–95, 1999
40. Expression of a zebrafish iroquois homeobox gene, Ziro3, in the midline axial structures and central nervous system
    Mechanisms of Development, vol. 87, no. 1-2, pp. 165–168, 1999
41. Characterization of two zebrafish cDNA clones encoding egg envelope proteins ZP2 and ZP3
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression, vol. 1446, no. 1-2, pp. 156–160, 1999
42. Faithful expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in transgenic zebrafish embryos under control of zebrafish gene promoters
    Developmental Genetics, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 158–167, 1999
43. Expression of zebrafish bHLH genesngn1andnrd defines distinct stages of neural differentiation
    Developmental Dynamics, vol. 213, no. 1, pp. 92–104, 1998
44. A new splicing variant of a type III POU gene from zebrafish encodes a POU protein with a distinct C-terminal
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression, vol. 1397, no. 3, pp. 253–256, 1998
45. The skin-type antifreeze protein gene intron of the winter flounder is a ubiquitous enhancer lacking a functional C/EBPa binding motif
    FEBS Letters, vol. 426, no. 1, pp. 121–125, 1998
46. Distribution of Islet-Expressing Cells in the Forebrain and Pituitary of the Rainbow Trout
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 839, no. 1 TRENDS IN COM, pp. 420–421, 1998
47. Assembly of a Complete Zebrafish Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene from Overlapping Expressed Sequence Tags
    DNA Sequence, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 145–148, 1998
48. Protection of goldfish against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis by immunization with a recombinant vaccine
    Aquaculture, vol. 158, no. 1-2, pp. 1–10, 1997
49. Rapid identification and isolation of zebrafish cDNA clones
    Gene, vol. 201, no. 1-2, pp. 87–98, 1997
50. An Alternative Linker-Mediated Polymerase Chain Reaction Method Using a Dideoxynucleotide to Reduce Amplification Background
    Analytical Biochemistry, vol. 253, no. 1, pp. 137–139, 1997
51. Skin Antifreeze Protein Genes of the Winter Flounder, Pleuronectes americanus, Encode Distinct and Active Polypeptides without the Secretory Signal and Prosequences
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 271, no. 8, pp. 4106–4112, 1996
52. Presence of isl-1-related LIM Domain Homeobox Genes in Teleost and Their Similar Patterns of Expression in Brain and Spinal Cord
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 270, no. 7, pp. 3335–3345, 1995
53. The Antifreeze Protein Genes of the Winter Flounder, Pleuronectus americanus, Are Differentially Regulated in Liver and Nonliver Tissues
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 206, no. 1, pp. 387–392, 1995
54. Molecular Heterogeneity among Primary Motoneurons and within Myotomes Revealed by the Differential mRNA Expression of Novel Islet-1 Homologs in Embryonic Zebrafish
    Developmental Biology, vol. 171, no. 2, pp. 578–589, 1995
55. Several splicing variants of isl-1 like genes in the chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha) encode truncated transcription factors containing a complete LIM domain
    Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression, vol. 1260, no. 3, pp. 349–354, 1995
56. Biochemistry, vol. 33, no. 50, pp. 15149–15158, 1994