Microinjection techniques for studying mitosis in the Drosophila melanogaster syncytial embryo

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 31, 2009, Pages

  Brust Mascher, Ingrid ^a   Scholey, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental Biology; Drosophila melanogaster syncytial embryo; Issue 31; Microinjection; Mitosis; Protein inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055116334     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1382     Document Type: Article

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