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Preparation of Drosophila Larval and Pupal Testes for Analysis of Cell Division in Live, Intact Tissue
Published on: May 19, 2020
Analysis of the cell division cycle in Drosophila
Kristin Garcia1, Tod Duncan, Tin Tin Su
1MCD Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0347, USA.
Abstract:
Drosophila melanogaster presents in an unparalleled opportunity to study the regulation of the cell division cycle in the context of cellular differentiation, growth regulation and the development of a multicellular organism. The complexity of Drosophila cell cycles and the large number of techniques available can, however, be overwhelming. We aim to provide here (1) an overview of cell cycle regulation and techniques in Drosophila and (2) a detailed description of techniques we recently used to study embryonic mitoses.
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