A stationary tweezer platform for high throughput dissections of minute arthropods and extirpation of their minute organs
A homemade platform satisfied the need for fast, efficient dissection of minute arthropods and extirpation of their key organs, such as salivary glands and midguts, involved in agricultural disease transmission pathways. With its implementation, ~200 organs could be extirpated per 8 h workday while...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | MethodsX |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016121001102 |