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In vivo Visualization of Synaptic Vesicles Within Drosophila Larval Segmental Axons

In vivo Visualization of Synaptic Vesicles Within Drosophila Larval Segmental Axons

DOI:
10.3791/2151-v

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05:58 min

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October 15, 2010

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1Department of Biological Sciences,SUNY-University at Buffalo

Chapters

  • 00:00Title
  • 00:49Introduction
  • 01:01Preparation for Dissection
  • 01:51Collection of Larvae
  • 02:16Live Dissection of Larvae
  • 04:18Live Imaging of Dissected Larvae
  • 05:00Representative Images
  • 05:37Conclusion

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This protocol discusses the live dissection of Drosophila larvae for the purpose of imaging the movement of GFP tagged axonal vesicles on microtubule tracks.

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In Vivo VisualizationSynaptic VesiclesDrosophila Larval Segmental AxonsAxonal TransportNeurological DiseasesDissection ProtocolLive ImagingUAS-GAL4 MethodGFP-tagged APPSynaptotagmin VesiclesNeuronal GAL4 DriversFluorescently Tagged MarkersMitochrondriaMitoTrackerLysosomesLysoTrackerGFP-vesicle MovementParticle Movement

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