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Measuring Embryonic Viability and Brood Size in Caenorhabditis elegans
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Measuring Embryonic Viability and Brood Size in Caenorhabditis elegans

Measuring Embryonic Viability and Brood Size in Caenorhabditis elegans

DOI:
10.3791/65064-v

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06:24 min

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February 24, 2023

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1Department of Biological Sciences,University of Delaware

Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:44Embryonic Viability Assays (Hermaphrodite Self‐Fertilization)
  • 02:48Embryonic Viability Assays (Male/Hermaphrodite Cross‐Fertilization)
  • 05:02Results: Measuring Embryonic Viability and Total Number of Embryos Produced in Caenorhabditis elegans
  • 05:47Conclusion

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Here, we present a general method to determine the embryonic viability and total number of embryos produced (brood) using the model organism C. elegans.

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Caenorhabditis ElegansBrood SizeEmbryonic ViabilityDevelopmental ProcessesMyosisFertilizationEmbryogenesisL4 HermaphroditeL4 MaleMatingLarvaeUnhatched EmbryosDifferential Cell CounterLaboratory Notebook

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