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Extraction of Hemocytes from Drosophila melanogaster Larvae for Microbial Infection and Analysis
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Inmunología y contagio
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JoVE Revista Inmunología y contagio
Extraction of Hemocytes from Drosophila melanogaster Larvae for Microbial Infection and Analysis

Extraction of Hemocytes from Drosophila melanogaster Larvae for Microbial Infection and Analysis

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May 24, 2018

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08:54 min
May 24, 2018

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This method demonstrates how to visualize pathogen invasion into insect cells with three-dimensional (3D) models. Hemocytes from Drosophila larvae were infected with viral or bacterial pathogens, either ex vivo or in vivo. Infected hemocytes were then fixed and stained for imaging with a confocal microscope and subsequent 3D cellular reconstruction.

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