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Generation of Parabiotic Zebrafish Embryos by Surgical Fusion of Developing Blastulae
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2016
This protocol provides step-by-step instruction on how to generate parabiotic zebrafish embryos of different genetic backgrounds. When combined with the unparalleled imaging capabilities of the zebrafish embryo, this method provides a uniquely powerful means to investigate cell-autonomous versus non-cell-autonomous functions for candidate genes of interest.
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Nuclear Fusion
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2020
The process of converting very light nuclei into heavier nuclei is also accompanied by the conversion of mass into large amounts of energy, a process called fusion. The principal source of energy in the sun is a net fusion reaction in which four hydrogen nuclei fuse and ultimately produce one helium nucleus and two positrons. A helium nucleus has a mass that is 0.7% less than that of four hydrogen nuclei; this lost mass is converted into energy during the fusion. This reaction produces about...
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Surgical Approach and Complications of Stand-alone Lateral Trans-Psoas Interbody Fusion
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2025
Interbody fusion of the lumbar spine can be achieved surgically using different techniques. Minimally invasive techniques, including lateral interbody fusion, have been developed within recent decades to reduce rates of complications and allow for quicker patient recovery. We provide insight into stand-alone lateral trans-psoas interbody fusion, highlighting potential complications and pitfalls.
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Full-Endoscopic Trans-Kambin Triangle Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Surgical Technique
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2026
Here, we present a protocol to perform full-endoscopic trans-Kambin triangle lumbar interbody fusion (KLIF). The protocol utilizes a posterolateral approach via Kambin’s triangle for safe expandable cage insertion and neural decompression while preserving dorsal facet structure and minimizing soft tissue trauma.
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Analysis of SNARE-mediated Membrane Fusion Using an Enzymatic Cell Fusion Assay
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2012
We have developed a cell fusion assay that quantifies SNARE-mediated membrane fusion events by activated expression of β-galactosidase.
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Cells can be assessed by observing whether they retain their original developmental behavior after fusion or respond to neighboring tissue. If fused blastula cells continue distinct behaviors, that pattern supports cell-autonomous potency. If they change in response to the partner, the result indicates influence from local interactions. This contrast connects early cell properties with tissue organization.
Direct contact allows cells from the two blastula-stage partners to adhere and intermingle rather than developing in isolation. Their subsequent organization can therefore reflect interactions across the original tissue boundary. Observing this combined behavior helps researchers determine how neighboring embryonic cells influence one another while development continues in a shared structure.
Inductive signals provide a way for one embryonic tissue to influence the developmental behavior of another. In fused blastula structures, researchers can examine whether neighboring tissues alter organization or developmental trajectories as cells interact. This makes the preparation useful for studying how patterns arise through exchanged signals rather than through cell-intrinsic programs alone.
The procedure begins by bringing two blastula-stage embryos, or blastomere-containing tissues, into direct contact. Researchers may first remove or open surrounding protective layers to permit contact between the cells. The partners are then maintained as a combined structure so that adhesion, intermingling, and continued development can be examined in the resulting chimeric embryo.
The combined embryos provide a controlled setting for comparing the behavior of cells from different starting tissues. Researchers can examine whether the partners remain organized separately, intermingle, or influence one another during development. These outcomes help distinguish autonomous cellular behavior from changes produced by tissue interaction, while also revealing effects on overall embryonic organization.
Blastula Surgical Fusion helps investigate how coordinated embryonic patterns emerge during early development. In particular, it can be used to study tissue organization, inductive signaling, cell potency, and formation of the embryonic axis. By combining embryonic tissues in a controlled arrangement, the method links local cell interactions with larger-scale developmental outcomes.