Using total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy to visualize cortical actin and microtubules in the Drosophila syncytial embryo

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 238, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2622-2632

  Webb, Rebecca L ^a   Rozov, Orr ^a   Watkins, Simon C ^b   McCartney, Brooke M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytoskeleton; Drosophila syncytial development; Microtubules; Time lapse imaging; Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; DROSOPHILA; DYNAMICS; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 70349305427     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22076     Document Type: Article

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