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Microinjection of A. aegypti Embryos to Obtain Transgenic Mosquitoes
Published on: July 4, 2007
Microinjection of A. aegypti embryos to obtain transgenic mosquitoes
Nijole Jasinskiene1, Jennifer Juhn, Anthony A James
1Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, USA. njasinsk@uci.edu
Journal of Visualized Experiments : Jove
|November 4, 2008
Abstract:
In this video, Nijole Jasinskiene demonstrates the methodology employed to generate transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are vectors for dengue fever. The techniques for correctly preparing microinjection needles, desiccating embryos, and performing microinjection are demonstrated.
