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Feeding Test: Assessment of Feeding Preferences in Drosophila melanogaster
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2023
This video describes a feeding assay for fruit flies in which colored food is used to monitor feeding and the effect added compounds may have on feeding activity. The example protocol tests the effects of several endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC).
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High-fat Feeding Paradigm for Larval Zebrafish: Feeding, Live Imaging, and Quantification of Food Intake
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2016
Zebrafish are emerging as a valuable model of dietary lipid processing and metabolic disease. Described are protocols of lipid-rich larval feeds, live imaging of dietary fluorescent lipid analogs, and quantification of food intake. These techniques can be applied to a variety of screening, imaging, and hypothesis driven inquiry techniques.
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Functional Analysis of the Larval Feeding Circuit in Drosophila
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2013
The feeding circuit in Drosophila melanogaster larvae serves a simple yet powerful model that allows changes in feeding rate to be correlated with alterations in the stomatogastric neural circuitry. This circuit is composed of central serotonergic neurons that send projections to the mouth hooks as well as the foregut.
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Full-root Aortic Valve Replacement by Stentless Aortic Xenografts in Patients with Small Aortic Roots
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2017
Full-root aortic valve replacement by stentless aortic xenograft is a viable option in patients with small aortic roots. We describe, a technique for the full-root implantation of stentless aortic xenografts, with emphasis on the management of the proximal suture line and coronary anastomoses, and discuss its limitations and alternative options.
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Time-lapse Fluorescence Imaging of Arabidopsis Root Growth with Rapid Manipulation of The Root Environment Using The RootChip
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2012
This article provides a protocol for cultivation of Arabidopsis seedlings in the RootChip, a microfluidic imaging platform that combines automated control of growth conditions with microscopic root monitoring and FRET-based measurement of intracellular metabolite levels.
FAQs
Water enters root tissues mainly by osmosis, moving across membranes in relation to dissolved substances. Mineral ions follow a different route: membrane transport moves them across root tissues, and active transport can support their uptake. These coordinated processes allow roots to acquire both water and nutrients before supplying them to the rest of the plant.
Root hairs increase the absorbing surface of a root, creating more contact between root tissue and the surrounding soil. This expanded surface supports the acquisition of water and dissolved mineral nutrients. Their role helps explain why root structure matters when studying plant nutrition, soil–plant interactions, and differences in nutrient-use efficiency.
Water enters mainly through osmosis, whereas mineral ions cross root tissues through membrane transport, including active transport. This distinction matters because water movement and ion acquisition rely on different transport processes. After crossing the root tissues, both contribute to the plant’s internal supply, with the absorbed materials moving into the xylem.
The xylem provides the pathway through which absorbed water and mineral nutrients move upward through the plant. Root uptake therefore represents an early stage in a larger transport system rather than an isolated event. Examining this connection helps link root function with plant growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
Root feeding provides a framework for examining how plants obtain water from soil and how that supply supports growth and metabolism. Under drought conditions, researchers can use this perspective to study plant responses to limited water availability. The same context connects root function with soil–plant interactions and plant performance.
Because roots acquire water and dissolved mineral nutrients from soil, root feeding principles help guide irrigation and fertilization in agriculture and horticulture. Understanding the uptake process connects resource application with plant requirements. It also supports efforts to interpret how soil conditions and nutrient availability influence growth, metabolism, and reproductive development.
Studies of root architecture examine how root structure relates to the acquisition of water and dissolved mineral nutrients. Since root hairs expand the absorbing surface, variation in root form can provide context for understanding soil–plant interactions. This research also contributes to evaluating nutrient-use efficiency, an important consideration in plant biology and cultivation.
Nutrient-use efficiency is relevant because root feeding determines how plants obtain dissolved mineral nutrients from soil and move them into the plant. Studying this relationship can connect root transport with plant growth and metabolism. In agriculture and horticulture, that knowledge helps frame research on fertilization, root architecture, and effective plant resource use.