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In Vivo Calcium Imaging in C. elegans Body Wall Muscles
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2019
This method provides a way to couple optogenetics and genetically encoded calcium sensors to image baseline cytosolic calcium levels and changes in evoked calcium transients in the body wall muscles of the model organism C. elegans.
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Immunohistological Labeling of Microtubules in Sensory Neuron Dendrites, Tracheae, and Muscles in the Drosophila Larva Body Wall
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Isolation and Purification of Viruses from Infected Insect Bodies
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2026
Source: Biesbrock, A. M. et al. Propagation of Homalodisca coagulata virus-01 via Homalodisca vitripennis Cell Culture. J. Vis. Exp. (2014)This video demonstrates the in vitro propagation of Homalodisca coagulata Virus-01 using insect-derived host cells. It outlines the steps for virus purification, inoculation, and replication within cultured insect cells.
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Isolation of Endocardial and Coronary Endothelial Cells from the Ventricular Free Wall of the Rat Heart
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We present a protocol for the isolation of endocardial and coronary endothelial cells from rat hearts through sequential tissue digestion in a digestion buffer, cell collection from recurrent centrifuge cycles, and cell purification using anti-rat CD31 microbeads.
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Glycan Profiling of Plant Cell Wall Polymers using Microarrays
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2012
A technique called Comprehensive Microarray Polymer Profiling (CoMPP) for the characterisation of plant cell wall glycans is described. This method combines the specificity of monoclonal antibodies directed to defined glycan-epitopes with a miniature microarray analytical platform allowing screening of glycan occurrence in a broad range of biological contexts.
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Preserving these connections keeps the neuromuscular pathway functionally interpretable after dissection. Researchers can then relate neural activity to muscle responses rather than examining each tissue in isolation. This continuity is especially important for studying synaptic transmission, motor control, and the relationship between cellular mechanisms and observable muscle activity in an experimentally accessible preparation.
Exposure makes the relevant muscular and neural tissues accessible for direct observation and measurement while surrounding internal tissues have been removed. This access allows investigators to examine neuromuscular structure and function under controlled conditions, using recordings, imaging, or pharmacological manipulation to connect tissue-level responses with neural control.
The preparation can reveal how motor neurons communicate through peripheral nerves to influence muscle activity. Measurements of synaptic transmission and muscle responses provide information about neural control at the neuromuscular interface. Because the tissues remain connected, investigators can examine these interactions as part of a functioning pathway rather than as unrelated cellular components.
The procedure begins by opening the organism’s body wall and exposing the tissues of interest. Surrounding internal tissues are then removed to improve access, while the connections among motor neurons, peripheral nerves, and muscles are maintained. The resulting preparation can be arranged for controlled electrophysiological, microscopic, calcium-imaging, or pharmacological experiments.
Several complementary methods can be used once the preparation is accessible. Electrophysiological recording measures neural or muscular electrical activity, microscopy examines neuromuscular structure, calcium imaging monitors calcium-related activity, and pharmacological experiments test responses to applied compounds. Together, these approaches support analysis of both cellular properties and functional communication within the preparation.
Researchers can use it when they need to connect cellular mechanisms with circuit function or behavior in an experimentally tractable model organism. The isolated preparation supports controlled investigation of synaptic transmission, muscle activity, and neural control, making it useful for testing how changes at the neuromuscular level contribute to broader functional outcomes.