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In vivo measurement of muscle output in intact Drosophila.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2012
Elliott Christopher J H, Sparrow John C
Abstract excerpt
We describe our methods for analysing muscle function in a whole intact small insect, taking advantage of a simple flexible optical beam to produce an inexpensive transducer with wide application. We review our previous data measuring the response to a single action potential driven muscle twitch to explore jumping behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster. In the fruitfly, where the sophisticated and powerful genetic...
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