Monitoring heart function in larval Drosophila melanogaster for physiological studies

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 33, 2010, Pages

  Cooper, Ann S ^a   Rymond, Kylah E ^a   Ward, Matthew A ^a   Bocook, Easter L ^a   Cooper, Robin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 78650744252     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1596     Document Type: Article

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