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Dissection of Single Skeletal Muscle Fibers for Immunofluorescent and Morphometric Analyses of Whole-Mount Neuromuscular Junctions
Carmen Bolatto *1, Silvia Olivera-Bravo *2, Sofía Cerri 1,2
1Developmental Biology Laboratory, Histology and Embryology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de la República, 2Cell and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Clemente Estable Biology Research Institute (IIBCE), Ministerio de Educación y Cultura

The ability to accurately detect neuromuscular junction components is crucial in evaluating modifications in its architecture because of pathological or developmental processes. Here we present a complete description of a straightforward method to obtain high-quality images of whole-mount neuromuscular junctions that can be used to perform quantitative measurements.

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