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A Simple Neuronal Mechanical Injury Methodology to Study Drosophila Motor Neuron Degeneration
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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.
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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).
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