| transection: caudal fin |
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| Name: | transection |
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| Definition: | Cutting transversly of an organ or tissue. Type of cutting often used to divide the spinal cord to investigate neural regeneration in zebrafish. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000181] |
| Name: | caudal fin |
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| Synonyms: | tail, tail fin |
| Definition: | Fin that is the most posterior median fin. It is composed of a complex of three modified centra and modified neural and hemal arches and spines. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001058] |
| chemical treatment by environment: bethanechol |
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| Name: | chemical treatment by environment |
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| Definition: | Chemical treatment condition in which the chemical is introduced through the environment. For zebrafish this is the tank water. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000238] |
| Name: | bethanechol |
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| Synonyms: | (2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium carbamate, 2-(carbamoyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminium, 2-carbamoyloxypropyl-trimethylazanium, amidopropyldimethylbetaine, Bethanechol, carbamoyl-beta-methylcholine, carbamyl-beta-methylcholine |
| Definition: | The carbamic acid ester of 2-methylcholine. A slowly hydrolysed muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects, it is used as its chloride salt to increase smooth muscle tone, as in the gastrointestinal tract following abdominal surgery, treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and as an alternative to catheterisation in the treatment of non-obstructive urinary retention. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:3084] ( EBI ) |