Preparation of developing and adult Drosophila brains and retinae for live imaging

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 37, 2010, Pages

  Ryan Williamson, W ^a   Robin Hiesinger, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 80355142886     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1936     Document Type: Article

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