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Fig. 1
zrps3a, zrpl5a or zrpl11 knockdown heightens vulnerability to alcohol-induced craniofacial deficits in zebrafish embryos.
(A-E) Untreated embryos (A) had normal development of cranial cartilage elements, and these were largely unaffected by treatment with a nonsense morpholino (B) or morpholinos directed against zrps3a (C), zrpl5a (D), or zrpl11 (E). (F-J) Alcohol treatment modestly reduced the size and shape of cranial cartilage elements in otherwise normal embryos. Treatment with a nonsense morpholino (G) did not further worsen cranial development. However, the combination of alcohol with morpholino directed against zrps3a (H), zrpl5a (I), or zrpl11 (J) resulted in ablation of many cranial cartilage elements and reduced ocular size. Embryos are either 4 dpf (A-D, F-I) or 3 dpf (E, J). All views are ventral with equivalent magnification. Abbreviations used: c, cardiac edema; cb, ceratobranchial; ch, ceratohyal; ep, ethmoid plate; m, Meckel’s cartilage.