title: Analysis of skeletal muscle development in Drosophila.
abstract: The Drosophila system has been invaluable in providing important insights into mesoderm specification, muscle specification, myoblast fusion, muscle differentiation, and myofibril assembly. Here, we present a series of Drosophila protocols that enable the researcher to visualize muscle precursors and differentiated muscles, at all stages of development. In doing so, we also highlight the variety of techniques that are used to create these findings. These protocols are directly used for the Drosophila system, and are provided with explanatory detail to enable the researcher to apply them to other systems.
authors: Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors: Ginny R
authors: GR
authors: Morriss
authors: Anton L
authors: AL
authors: Bryantsev
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Chechenova
authors: Elisa M
authors: EM
authors: LaBeau
authors: TyAnna L
authors: TL
authors: Lovato
authors: Kathryn M
authors: KM
authors: Ryan
authors: Richard M
authors: RM
authors: Cripps
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019521:Body Patterning / Q000502:physiology; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D017403:In Situ Hybridization / Q000379:methods; D007814:Larva / Q000378:metabolism; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D024510:Muscle Development; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000196:embryology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D013194:Staining and Labeling