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A Simple Neuronal Mechanical Injury Methodology to Study Drosophila Motor Neuron Degeneration
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A Simple Neuronal Mechanical Injury Methodology to Study Drosophila Motor Neuron Degeneration

A Simple Neuronal Mechanical Injury Methodology to Study Drosophila Motor Neuron Degeneration

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July 19, 2017

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July 19, 2017

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Here we describe a simple and widely accessible method to injure segmental nerves in Drosophila larvae to visualize and quantify neurodegeneration of motor neurons at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) of third instar larvae.

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