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Visualization of Larval Segmental Nerves in 3rd Instar Drosophila Larval Preparations
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Visualization of Larval Segmental Nerves in 3rd Instar Drosophila Larval Preparations

Visualization of Larval Segmental Nerves in 3rd Instar Drosophila Larval Preparations

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September 29, 2010

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10.3791/2128-v

DOI:
10.3791/2128-v

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07:18 min
September 29, 2010

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1Department of Biological Sciences,SUNY-University at Buffalo

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Drosophila melanogaster larvae provide an ideal model system to investigate the mechanisms of axonal transport within larval segmental nerves. Using this procedure, 3rd instar larvae carrying various mutations can be compared to wild type larvae.

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Fye, S., Dolma, K., Jung Kang, M., Gunawardena, S. Visualization of Larval Segmental Nerves in 3rd Instar Drosophila Larval Preparations. J. Vis. Exp. (43), e2128, doi:10.3791/2128 (2010).

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