How to prepare Hoyer’s medium for Drosophila cuticle preparations
Importance of cuticle preparations in Drosophila studies: The Drosophila embryonic ventral epidermis has served as a unique tissue for the genetic analysis of patterning. There are two different types of epidermal cells in the ventral epidermis which can be easily distinguished: those that secrete short, thick hair-like structures called denticles and cells that only secrete… Read More »