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.
Danella, E. B., Keller, L. C. A Simple Neuronal Mechanical Injury Methodology to Study Drosophila Motor Neuron Degeneration. J. Vis. Exp. (125), e56128, doi:10.3791/56128 (2017).