Analysis of the Drosophila compound eye with light and electron microscopy

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 935, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-182

  Mishra, Monalisa ^a   Knust, Elisabeth ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compound eye; Cryolabeling; Deep pseudopupil; Drosophila melanogaster; Electron microscopy; Light microscopy; Whole mount

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EYE; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EYE; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84871980518     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-080-9-11     Document Type: Article

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