Mitosis is critical to every living organism and defects often lead to cancer and developmental disorders. Using this imaging protocol and zebrafish as a model system, researchers can visualize mitosis in a live vertebrate organism and the multitude of defects that arise when mitotic processes are defective.
Percival, S. M., Parant, J. M. Observing Mitotic Division and Dynamics in a Live Zebrafish Embryo. J. Vis. Exp. (113), e54218, doi:10.3791/54218 (2016).