The article describes targeted liver ablation, a method for inducing hepatocyte death with metronidazole in transgenic zebrafish larvae. The sample protocol describes the process for generating, manipulating and assessing targeted liver ablation in zebrafish.
Protocol
1. Preparation of Embryos/larvae Transfer 100 embryos into a 100 mm petri dish with 25 ml of egg water. Keep no more than 100 embryos per petri dish and raise them at 28 °C. To inhibit pigmentation, add phenylthiourea (PTU) into the petri dishes prior to 10 hr post-fertilization (hpf), and raise embryos/larvae until 80 hpf. The final concentration of PTU is 0.2 mM. CAUTION: PTU is toxic. Use in accordance with appropriate handling guidelines. Anesthetize t…
Targeted Liver Ablation: Inducing Hepatocyte Death with Metronidazole in Transgenic Zebrafish Larvae. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e20181, doi: (2023).