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Chapters
- 00:00Title
- 00:56Introduction
- 01:25‘Inside-Out’ Tissue Preparation
- 04:29Neuronal Bouton Labeling with Fluorescently Labeled Primary Antibody Against HRP
- 05:23Perisynaptic Space Labeling with Dextran Fluorophore Conjugate
- 06:12Mounting the Tissue for Visualization Under a Confocal Microscope
- 07:23Representative Results
- 10:17Conclusion
We described structural features of the Glia-neuromuscular synapses in a novel Inside-out tissue preparation of live fly larvae using fluorescent dyes with confocal microscopy. We labeled live neuron terminals with fluorescent primary antibodies to HRP, and also visualized the perisynaptic space with fluorescent Dextrans.
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VisualizingLiveDrosophilaGlial-neuromuscular JunctionFluorescent DyesGFP Labeled Glial StructuresDeveloping Larval Fly Neuromuscular SynapseLive Glial-nerve-muscle SynapsesOptical PropertiesAccess Of PerfusatesFly LarvaeArtificial HemolymphRhythmic Body ContractionsDissectionPosterior SegmentsBlunt Insect PinEverted Larval Body WallUltra-fine Dissection ScissorsVisceral Side Of Body Wall MusclesGlial Structures At NMJMembrane Targeted GFPGlial Specific PromotersPost-synaptic MembraneSSR (Subsynaptic Reticula)Muscle Expressed Synaptically Targeted DsRedAcutely Label Motor Neuron TerminalsPrimary Antibodies To HRPDye Diffusion PropertiesPerisynaptic Space
