Optimizing assays of zebrafish larvae swimming performance for drug discovery.
Jeffrey J WidrickMatthias R LambertLouis M KunkelAlan H BeggsPublished in: Expert opinion on drug discovery (2023)
Careful attention to animal husbandry, experimental design, data acquisition, and interpretation of results can improve screen outcomes by maximizing swimming activity while minimizing intra- and inter-larval variability. The development of more sensitive, quantitative methods of assessing swimming performance that can be incorporated into high-throughput workflows will be important in order to take full advantage of the zebrafish model.