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Drosophila melanogaster Larva Injection Protocol
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Drosophila melanogaster Larva Injection Protocol

Drosophila melanogaster Larva Injection Protocol

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October 19, 2021

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10.3791/63144-v

DOI:
10.3791/63144-v

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03:16 min
October 19, 2021

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1Infection and Innate Immunity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Biomedical Sciences,The George Washington University

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Drosophila melanogaster adult flies have been extensively utilized as model organisms to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying host antimicrobial innate immune responses and microbial infection strategies. To promote the D. melanogaster larva stage as an additional or alternative model system, a larval injection technique is described.

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Tafesh-Edwards, G., Kenney, E., Eleftherianos, I. Drosophila melanogaster Larva Injection Protocol. J. Vis. Exp. (176), e63144, doi:10.3791/63144 (2021).

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