| ZFIN ID: ZDB-EXP-190808-2 |
Experiment Conditions Description: transection: spinal cord, chemical treatment by environment: dexamethasone
| transection: spinal cord |
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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: | spinal cord |
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| Synonyms: | medulla spinalis, spinal cord structure |
| Definition: | |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000075] |
| chemical treatment by environment: dexamethasone |
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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: | dexamethasone |
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| Synonyms: | (11beta,16alpha)-9-fluoro-11,17,21-trihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 1-dehydro-16alpha-methyl-9alpha-fluorohydrocortisone, 16alpha-methyl-9alpha-fluoro-1-dehydrocortisol, 9-fluoro-11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-16alpha-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 9alpha-fluoro-16alpha-methylprednisolone, Aeroseb-Dex, Auxiron, Azium, Calonat, Corson, Cortisumman, Decacort, Decadron, Decaject, Decalix, Decameth, Dexacortal, Dexacortin, dexametasona, dexamethasone, dexamethasonum, Dexason, Dexasone, DexPak, Diodex, fluormethylprednisolone, Hexadrol, Maxidex, Millicorten, Oradexon, Ozurdex, Solurex, Zema-Pak |
| Definition: | A fluorinated steroid that is 9-fluoropregna-1,4-diene substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 11, 17 and 21, a methyl group at position 16 and oxo groups at positions 3 and 20. It is a synthetic member of the class of glucocorticoids. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:41879] ( EBI ) |
| Publication: | Tsarouchas et al., 2018 |
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