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How niches and stem cells form during development is an important question with practical implications. In the Drosophila ovary, germ line stem cells and their somatic niches form during larval development. This video demonstrates how to dissect, stain and mount female gonads from late third instar (LL3) Drosophila larvae.
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Maimon, I., Gilboa, L. Dissection and Staining of Drosophila Larval Ovaries. J. Vis. Exp. (51), e2537, doi:10.3791/2537 (2011).
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