Abstract: Provided is a method and system for screening chemical compounds or compositions, wherein replicating entities are introduced into the yolk of an (un)fertilized egg or embryo. The method may be extended to elucidate the mechanism-of-action of functional chemical compounds or compositions in the same method and system. The method and system may also be employed for identifying marker genes, marker proteins or marker metabolites.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 8, 2010
Publication date:
July 12, 2012
Applicant:
ZF SCREENS B.V.
Inventors:
Herman Pieter Spaink, Ronald Petronella Hubertus Dirks