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Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 00:40Preparation of the Micro-tissue Restraints
- 01:23Dissection of the Drosophila melanogaster Larval Brains
- 02:44Addition of the Dissected Brains and Micro-tissue Restraints to the 96-well Metabolic Assay Cell Plate
- 04:52Addition of the Cell Plate to the Metabolic Analyzer and the Post-measurement Analysis
- 05:37Results: The OCR and ECAR Measurements in Adult and Larval Drosophila melanogaster Brains
- 06:36Conclusion
We present a protocol for measuring oxygen consumption and extracellular acidification in Drosophila melanogaster larval and adult brains. A metabolic analyzer is utilized with an adapted and optimized protocol. Micro-tissue restraints are a critical component of this protocol and were designed and created specifically for their use in this analysis.
