The zebrafish as a model organism to study development of the immune system.

Publisher Summary Early events in the development of the primitive and definitive blood forming system are still poorly understood. Additionally, the specification of both B and T cells occurs during embryogenesis and, given the completion of this process before birth, are difficult to study in mammals by forward genetics. Historically, the major strength of the zebrafish has been the opportunity it offered to carry forward genetic screens in a vertebrate organism in a relatively restricted space. Establishing the zebrafish as a model system for the study of the immune system will provide an alternative and complementary tool to the use of forward genetic screens in mice. Rapid advances in a variety of fields have allowed the zebrafish to become a more versatile tool for immunology.

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