Three-dimensional imaging of Drosophila melanogaster.

The major hindrance to imaging the intact adult Drosophila is that the dark exoskeleton makes it impossible to image through the cuticle. We have overcome this obstacle and describe a method whereby the internal organs of adult Drosophila can be imaged in 3D by bleaching and clearing the adult and t...

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Main Authors: Leeanne McGurk, Harris Morrison, Liam P Keegan, James Sharpe, Mary A O'Connell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1952176?pdf=render