Sensory organ developments and responses corresponding to exogenous stimuli in fish.

我的目的是用活体动物来阐明被称为精神分裂症负责基因的神经调节蛋白的功能。为了分析神经调节蛋白在感觉器官发育和对外源刺激的反应中的作用，我选择鱼的感觉器官侧线作为模型组织，斑马鱼作为模型动物。结果，我确定了几个新的基因作为侧线的标记，但无法追踪侧线发展及其反应的详细行为。

My purpose is a clarification of functions of the neuregulin, known as responsible gene of the schizophrenia, using live animal.To analyze roles of neuregulin in sensory organ developments and responses corresponding to exogenous stimuli, I chose lateral line, which is a sensory organ in fish, as a model tissue, and zebrafish as a model animal.In the result, I identify several novel genes as markers of lateral line, but could not trace a detailed behavior of lateral line developments and its responses.