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Neural Stem Cell Reactivation in Cultured Drosophila Brain Explants
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Neural Stem Cell Reactivation in Cultured Drosophila Brain Explants
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05:54 min

May 18, 2022

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:35Drosophila Larvae Collection
  • 01:23Culture Media and Tool Preparation
  • 02:03Dissections and Brain Cultures
  • 02:57Proliferation Assay, Brain Fixation, and Antibody Staining
  • 04:24Results: Confocal Imaging of Stained Brain Cells
  • 05:19Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

A method to reactivate quiescent neural stem cells in cultured Drosophila brain explants has been established. Using this method, the role of systemic signals can be uncoupled from tissue-intrinsic signals in the regulation of neural stem cell quiescence, entry and exit.

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