This protocol describes an in vivo assay of phagocytosis used to assess and quantify the ability of young and aged Drosophila melanogaster hemocytes to phagocytose bacteria.
Campbell, S. M., Starz-Gaiano, M., Leips, J. Assessing the Age-Specific Phagocytic Ability of Adult Drosophila melanogaster Hemocytes using an In Vivo Phagocytosis Assay. J. Vis. Exp. (160), e60983, doi:10.3791/60983 (2020).