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Rafael Vargas
Researcher at Pontifical Xavierian University
Publications - 23
Citations - 225
Rafael Vargas is an academic researcher from Pontifical Xavierian University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Zebrafish & Calcium in biology. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 22 publications receiving 177 citations. Previous affiliations of Rafael Vargas include Reykjavík University & Universidad Manuela Beltrán.
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A Review of Freely Available, Open-Source Software for the Automated Analysis of the Behavior of Adult Zebrafish.
TL;DR: Freely available software for the automated analysis of behavior in animal models such as adult zebrafish is shown and information is provided for researchers and students looking for quick, easy-to-implement, and inexpensive behavior analysis alternatives.
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The zebrafish brain in research and teaching: a simple in vivo and in vitro model for the study of spontaneous neural activity
Rafael Vargas,I. þ. Jóhannesdóttir,Benjamín Sigurgeirsson,Haraldur Þorsteinsson,K. Æ. Karlsson +4 more
TL;DR: A complete protocol for obtaining in vitro and in vivo zebrafish brain preparations that can be used to detect spontaneous activity, to determine patterns of activity in specific brain areas with unknown functions, or to assess the functional roles of different neuronal groups during brain development in zebra fish.
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Effects of overfeeding and high-fat diet on cardiosomatic parameters and cardiac structures in young and adult zebrafish.
TL;DR: The results show that there is a direct relationship between the intake of a high-fat diet and obesity, which in turn can induce cardiac changes, supporting the hypothesis of the relationship between high-Fat diets and cardiovascular risk factors.
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Spontaneous neural activity of the anterodorsal lobe and entopeduncular nucleus in adult zebrafish: a putative homologue of hippocampal sharp waves.
TL;DR: It is suggested that this spontaneous activity is important for the formation and maintenance of neural circuits in zebrafish and argued that applying techniques unique to the fish may open novel routes to understand the function of spontaneous activity in mammals.
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Emerging various environmental threats to brain and overview of surveillance system with zebrafish model.
TL;DR: The fish embryo test (FET) as mentioned in this paper is a useful, reliable and economical alternative that can be implemented in developing countries, which can be used to identify potential neurotoxic substances using biological tests capable of identifying the risk.