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Imaging C. elegans Embryos using an Epifluorescent Microscope and Open Source Software
Published on: March 24, 2011
Live imaging of postembryonic developmental processes in C. elegans
Tingting Li1,2,3, Xinjian Wang1, Zhigang Feng1
1School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Abstract:
Live imaging is an important tool to track dynamic processes such as neuronal patterning events. Here, we describe a protocol for time-lapse microscopy analysis using neuronal migration and dendritic growth as examples. This protocol can provide detailed information for understanding cellular dynamics during postembryonic development in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Feng et al. (2020), Li et al. (2021), and Wang et al. (2021).

