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A High Throughput Microplate Feeder Assay for Quantification of Consumption in Drosophila
 

A High Throughput Microplate Feeder Assay for Quantification of Consumption in Drosophila

Article DOI: 10.3791/62771-v 08:55 min June 14th, 2021
June 14th, 2021

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Summary

The microplate feeder assay offers an economical, high throughput method for quantifying liquid food consumption in Drosophila. A 3D-printed device connects a 96-well microplate in which flies are housed to a 1536-well microplate from which flies consume a feeding solution with a tracer dye. The solution volume decline is measured spectrophotometrically.

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High-throughput Microplate Feeder Assay Quantification Consumption Drosophila Absorbance Plate Reader Data Extraction Nutrient Quantification Insect Species Agarose Multi-channel Pipette Barrier Strips Couplers Starvation Plate CO2 Anesthesia Fly Sorting
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