A rather interesting video, courtesy of William Birch at IMRE, which suggests that zebrafish can detect CS released by injured fish and that this causes a fear response. Makes sense, in that injury to skin would release CS and uninjured fish would want to move away from whatever has bitten the injured fish.
Chondroitin sulfate increases fear in fish….
May 14, 2012 by ferniglab
Posted in Glycobiology | Tagged chondroitin sulfate, extracellular matrix, glycosaminoglycans, heparan sulfate, polysaccharide |
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