Abstract
A method is described for measurement of the circadian activity rhythms of up to 150 larval zebrafish simultaneously with a single video image analysis system. Most of the required equipment and software are commercially available, although some components are custom-built.
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Cahill, G.M. (2007). Automated Video Image Analysis of Larval Zebrafish Locomotor Rhythms. In: Rosato, E. (eds) Circadian Rhythms. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 362. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-257-1_5
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