Histological Analyses of Acute Alcoholic Liver Injury in Zebrafish

• Published in: Journal of visualized experiments no. 123
• Main Authors: Ellis, Jillian L, Yin, Chunyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States MyJove Corporation 25.05.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Blood Vessels - pathology; Coloring Agents; Developmental Biology; Eosine Yellowish-(YS); Ethanol - toxicity; Fatty Liver, Alcoholic - pathology; Fatty Liver, Alcoholic - veterinary; Fibrosis; Hematoxylin; Histological Techniques; Larva; Liver - blood supply; Liver - drug effects; Liver - pathology; Zebrafish

Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) refers to damage to the liver due to acute or chronic alcohol abuse. It is among the leading causes of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality and affects more than 2 million people in the United States. A better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms un...