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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Lab Autom. 2012 Feb;17(1):66–74. doi: 10.1177/2211068211432197

Figure 1.

Figure 1

A modified shaker platform-based instrument for the automation of chorion removal from zebrafish embryos at 4 h postfertilization. (A) A frontal view of the modified Belly Dancer shaker. The custom machined and anodized aluminum plate is at top and holds 4 × 100-mm glass dishes. The control panel consists solely of a start-and-stop button and a small LCD status display. (B) A closer view of the shaker platform during a rinse phase of chorion removal. Embryos are visible in the plates. The rinse water is pumped via the onboard pump from an offboard heated source and delivered via the hose and nozzle assembly to gently overflow the plates and not suspend the embryos. The rinse water is channeled to a drain port at the rear of the platform. Agitation and pump control are via the custom onboard microcomputer.