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A Method to Inflict Closed Head Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila
Rebeccah J. Katzenberger 1, Carin A. Loewen 2, R. Tayler Bockstruck 1, Mikal A. Woods 3, Barry Ganetzky 2, David A. Wassarman 1
1Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3Department of Natural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla

Here we describe a method to inflict closed head traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Drosophila. This method provides a gateway to investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie TBI pathologies using the vast array of experimental tools and techniques available for flies.

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