Photobiology: fish eggs go sunny side up
The UV radiation in sunlight can damage organisms. A new study reveals that female zebrafish deposit a chemical sunscreen into their eggs to protect their developing embryos, a feat that has been lost in fish species whose embryos never experience sunlight.
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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7 August 2023
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Current biology
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 15, Pages: R810-R812 |
| ISSN: | 1879-0445 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.078 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.078 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982223008643 
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| Author Notes: | Nicholas S. Foulkes |
| Summary: | The UV radiation in sunlight can damage organisms. A new study reveals that female zebrafish deposit a chemical sunscreen into their eggs to protect their developing embryos, a feat that has been lost in fish species whose embryos never experience sunlight. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 24.10.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1879-0445 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.078 |