Identification of mechanisms underlying muscle damage is crucial. Here we present the histological technique for preparing paraffin-embedded and frozen sections of Drosophila thoracic muscles. This allows analysis of muscle morphology and localization of protein and other muscle cell components.
Kucherenko, M. M., Marrone, A. K., Rishko, V. M., Yatsenko, A. S., Klepzig, A., Shcherbata, H. R. Paraffin-Embedded and Frozen Sections of Drosophila Adult Muscles. J. Vis. Exp. (46), e2438, doi:10.3791/2438 (2010).