Danio rerio (zebrafish) embryonic development
Images showing abnormal development due to lithium exposure
Normal development
1 cell
2 cell
4 cell
8 cell
early blastula
mid-blastula
late blastula
 50% epiboly (side view) |
 View from animal pole showing embryonic shield at top of image |
gastrula stage
24 hour
one day
two day
 three day embryos |
 newly hatched three-day fish |
adults
Thanks to Vanderbilt Bruce Appel, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, and Jimann Shin for their assistance in obtaining the embryos.