The Zebrafish Neurophenome Database (ZND): a dynamic open-access resource for zebrafish neurophenotypic data

Zebrafish. 2012 Mar;9(1):8-14. doi: 10.1089/zeb.2011.0725. Epub 2011 Dec 15.

Abstract

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are widely used in neuroscience research, where their utility as a model organism is rapidly expanding. Low cost, ease of experimental manipulations, and sufficient behavioral complexity make zebrafish a valuable tool for high-throughput studies in biomedicine. To complement the available repositories for zebrafish genetic information, there is a growing need for the collection of zebrafish neurobehavioral and neurological phenotypes. For this, we are establishing the Zebrafish Neurophenome Database (ZND; www.tulane.edu/∼znpindex/search ) as a new dynamic online open-access data repository for behavioral and related physiological data. ZND, currently focusing on adult zebrafish, combines zebrafish neurophenotypic data with a simple, easily searchable user interface, which allow scientists to view and compare results obtained by other laboratories using various treatments in different testing paradigms. As a developing community effort, ZND is expected to foster innovative research using zebrafish by federating the growing body of zebrafish neurophenotypic data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Access to Information
  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Nervous System
  • Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
  • Phenotype*
  • Zebrafish / physiology*