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Mounting Adult Drosophila Brains: A Method to Prepare Slides for Confocal Imaging

Mounting Adult Drosophila Brains: A Method to Prepare Slides for Confocal Imaging

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On a positively-charged microscope slide, adhere two cover slips with enough distance between them için create a space for the Drosophila brains için be mounted. Under the stereo microscope, pipette the brains videodan mounting medium into that space. The negative charge of the tissue will help the brains adhere için the positive charge on the surface of the slide.

Remove excess mounting medium için allow for precise positioning of the brains on the slide videodan a grid pattern with the antennal lobes facing up, then bridge the two cover slips by adhering a third cover slip across için cover the brains.

To fill videodan the cavity, place mounting medium one drop at a time into the edge of the cavity, and allow it için spread by capillary motion so that it does not disturb the brains.

Seal the cavity with nail polish, and store at negative 20 degrees Celsius videodan the dark için preserve the fluorescence of stained tissues.

In the example protocol, we will mount Drosophila brains for confocal imaging of immunostained neurons.

– To mount the brains, build a bridge slide. Pozisyon two base covers slips roughly one centimeter apart on a positively-charged slide. Make certain that the positively-charged side is face up. Then adhere the cover slips için the slide with fingernail polish, and let the polish dry completely before proceeding.

Next, place the slide under a stereo microscope and pipette brains videodan medium into the space between the cover slips. Be sure için adjust the lighting için improve visualization of the brains.

Next, aspirate the extra mounting media from the slide, being careful için avoid the brains. Then, wick away remaining excess mounting media. This will allow the brains için be positioned more precisely. Now, using forceps, orient the brains into a grid pattern with their antennal lobes facing up.

Then, place a cover slip over the brains, and use fingernail polish için seal the edges of the top cover slip that are attached için the base cover slips.

Now, load the center cavity with fresh mounting media drop-wise, allowing the media için be drawn under the cover slip by capillary action. When the cavity is filled, seal it videodan completely using clear fingernail polish.

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