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Neuroscience

Electrophysiological Recording of The Central Nervous System Activity of Third-Instar Drosophila Melanogaster
Daniel R. Swale 1, Aaron D. Gross 2, Quentin R. R. Coquerel 3, Jeffrey R. Bloomquist 3
1Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University AgCenter, 2Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, 3Department of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida

This protocol describes a method to record the descending electrical activity of the Drosophila melanogaster central nervous system to enable the cost-efficient and convenient testing of pharmacological agents, genetic mutations of neural proteins, and/or the role of unexplored physiological pathways.

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Biology

Evaluation of Photosynthetic Efficiency in Photorespiratory Mutants by Chlorophyll Fluorescence Analysis
Joseph Qian 1, Nicholas Ferrari 1, Richard Garcia 1, Mary Beth L. Rollins 2, Paul F. South 1,2
1Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, 2Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University AgCenter

We describe an approach to measure changes in photosynthetic efficiency in plants after treatment with low CO2 using chlorophyll fluorescence.

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