Article
[An electron microscopic study of the structure of the indirect flight musculature at the pupal stage in the muscle mutant of Drosophila melanogaster].
Ontogenez - 1 Jan 2000
Generalova M V, Kriukova M E, Miasniankina E N
Abstract excerpt
Ultrastructure of indirect flight muscles was analyzed in Drosophila pupae heterozygous for the mutation l(2)MhcM66, which is an allele of the locus Mhc (Myosin heavy chain). It is demonstrated that the initial stages of muscle fiber differentiation in mutants proceed normally. First visible changes (elimination of individual thick protofibrils) are observed when myofibrils attain a certain size. Disintegration...
Topics
- Animals
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Flight, Animal
- Microscopy, Electron
- Muscle Development
- Muscles
- Mutation
- Pupa