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Table 2 Exposure setup for studies on natural products or environmental toxicology

From: The value of zebrafish as an integrative model in effect-directed analysis - a review

Exposure format

Fish per well or vessel ( n )

Natural products

Environmental toxicology

Medium volume per fish and respective reference

Medium volume per fish and respective reference

96-well plates

1

100 μL [19,30,34,39,42]

100 μL [50]

4

<100 μL [45]

-

24-well plates

1

-

2 mL [32]

5

n.a. [46]

200 μL [51,54,55]

10

100 to 250 μL [38,40,43]

-

15

<100 μL [41]

-

25

<100 μL [35]

-

12-well plates

10

n.a. [48,49]

-

6-well plates

25 to 30

n.a. [36,37]

-

Beakers, dishes, vials

5 to 40

40 mLb [47]

0.45 to 5 mLa [53,56-58], 300 to 1,000 mLb [33,59]

  1. n.a. means information not available; abioassay with embryos and larvae, bbioassays with adults.