Live imaging of muscle histolysis in Drosophila metamorphosis

• Main Authors: Kuleesha, Yadav, Puah, Wee Choo, Wasser, Martin
• Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Live imaging; Drosophila
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81996; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41061
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The contribution of programmed cell death (PCD) to muscle wasting disorders remains a matter of debate. Drosophila melanogaster metamorphosis offers the opportunity to study muscle cell death in the context of development. Using live cell imaging of the abdomen, two groups of larval mus...