Medição do Tempo de vida em<em> Drosophila melanogaster</em
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Summary
Abstract
Protocol
Representative Results
Discussion
Disclosures
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Materials
| Active Dry Yeast | Fleishmann’s Yeast | 2192 | |
| Grape Agar Powder Premix | Genesee Scientific | 47-102 | |
| Large Embryo Collection Cages | Genesee Scientific | 59-101 | |
| Large Replacement End Caps | Genesee Scientific | 59-103 | |
| 6 oz Square Bottom Bottles, polypropylene | Genesee Scientific | 32-130 | |
| Flugs Closures for Stock Bottles | Genesee Scientific | 49-100 | |
| <em>Drosophila</em> Vials, Wide, Polystrene | Genesee Scientific | 32-117 | |
| Flugs Closures for Wide Vials | Genesee Scientific | 49-101 | |
| Wide Orifice Aardvark Pipet Tips, 200 ul | Denville Scientific | P1105-CP | |
| Flystuff Flypad, Standard Size | Genesee Scientific | 59-114 | |
| BD Falcon 15 ml Conical Centrifuge Tubes | Fisher Scientific | 14-959-70C | |
| Fisherbrand Petri Dishes with Clear Lids, Raised Ridge; 100 O.D. x 15 mm H; | Fisher Scientific | 08-757-12 | |
| Kimax* Colorware Flasks 1,000 ml yellow | Fisher Scientific | 10-200-47 | |
| PBS pH 7.4 10x | Invitrogen | 70011044 | |
| Gelidium Agar | Mooragar | n/a | |
| Brewer's Yeast | MP Biomedicals | 0290331280 | |
| Granulated Sugar | Kroger | n/a | |
| Tegosept | Genesee Scientific | 20-266 | Fly Food Preservative |
| Propionic Acid, 99% | Acros Organics | 149300025 | Fly Food Preservative |
| Kanamycin Sulfate | ISC BioExpress | 0408-10G | |
| Tetracycline HCl | VWR | 80058-724 |
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Cite This Article
Linford, N. J., Bilgir, C., Ro, J., Pletcher, S. D. Measurement of Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. J. Vis. Exp. (71), e50068, doi:10.3791/50068 (2013).