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Preparation of Drosophila Eye Specimens for Transmission Electron Microscopy

  1. Tanya Wolff
Adapted from Drosophila Protocols (ed. Sullivan et al.). CSHL Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2000.

Abstract

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) allows for high-magnification ultrastructural analysis of the Drosophila eye. The fixation protocol described here works well for Drosophila eye tissue, including larval imaginal discs and pupal and adult retinas.

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  1. doi:10.1101/pdb.prot066514 Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2011: pdb.prot066514- © 2011 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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