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Scientists used light to turn on special cells in baby zebrafish that make a stress hormone, and found it stayed high for a long time — showing a new way to study long-term stress in developing fish.
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Optogenetic induction of chronic glucocorticoid exposure in early‐life leads to blunted stress‐response in larval zebrafish
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2024 JunThe study used light to turn on cortisol-producing cells in baby zebrafish and found it caused long-lasting high cortisol levels, just like the claim says.
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