Specialized gas-exchange endothelium of the zebrafish gill
Jong S. Park, Justin Gutkowski, Daniel Castranova, Madeleine I. Kenton, Abhinav Sur, Celia Martinez-Aceves, Minh-Anh Nguyen, Christopher Dell, Gennady Margolin, James Iben, Louis Dye, Melissa R. Mikolaj, Adam Harned, Van N. Pham, Ryan Dale, , Brant M. Weinstein
This study identifies and characterizes specialized endothelial cells in zebrafish gills that resemble mammalian lung aerocytes, using single-cell RNA sequencing and advanced imaging techniques.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology