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Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Production from Radiolabeled Substrates in Drosophila melanogaster
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Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Production from Radiolabeled Substrates in Drosophila melanogaster

Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Production from Radiolabeled Substrates in Drosophila melanogaster

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June 27, 2016

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June 27, 2016

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This paper describes a method for the measurement of fuel oxidation in Drosophila melanogaster in which trace amounts of specific radiolabeled metabolic substrates are fed to flies. The exhaled radiolabeled CO2 that is a produced from fuel oxidation is collected and measured.

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