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Chapters
- 00:00Title
- 00:07Introduction
- 01:16Materials
- 02:19Fillet Preparation of the adult abdomen
- 14:27Representative Results
In insects, the oenocytes produce cuticular hydrocarbon compounds. These compounds protect against desiccation and facilitate chemical communication. Here we demonstrate a dissection technique used to isolate the oenocytes from adult Drosophila melanogaster, and illustrate how this preparation can be utilized to study genes involved in hydrocarbon synthesis.
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DissectionOenocytesDrosophila MelanogasterHydrocarbon CompoundsCuticular Hydrocarbon (CHC)Semiochemical SignalsPheromonal CommunicationsBehaviorCHC SynthesisBiosynthetic PathwaysTransport PathwaysDeposition PathwaysMolecular RegulationGenetic RegulationSpecialized CellsAbdominal IntegumentRibbon-like ClustersDissection Technique
