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1 September 2008 Label-free imaging of Drosophila larva by multiphoton autofluorescence and second harmonic generation microscopy
Chiao-Ying Lin, Vladimir A. Hovhannisyan, June-Tai Wu, Chii-Wann Lin, Jyh-Horng Chen, Sung-Jan Lin, Chen-Yuan Dong
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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 13, Issue 5, 050502 (September 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2981817
Abstract
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is one of the most valuable organisms in studying genetics and developmental biology. To gain insight into Drosophila development, we successfully acquired label-free, in vivo images of both developing muscles and internal organs in a stage 2 larva using the minimally invasive imaging modality of multiphoton autofuorescence (MAF) and second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy. We found that although MAF is useful in identifying structures such as the digestive system, trachea, and intestinal track, it is the SHG signal that allowed the investigation of the muscular architecture within the developing larva. Our results suggest that multiphoton microscopy is a powerful in vivo, label-free imaging technique to examine Drosophila physiology and may be used for developmental studies.
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Chiao-Ying Lin, Vladimir A. Hovhannisyan, June-Tai Wu, Chii-Wann Lin, Jyh-Horng Chen, Sung-Jan Lin, and Chen-Yuan Dong "Label-free imaging of Drosophila larva by multiphoton autofluorescence and second harmonic generation microscopy," Journal of Biomedical Optics 13(5), 050502 (1 September 2008). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2981817
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KEYWORDS
Second-harmonic generation
Multiphoton microscopy
In vivo imaging
Imaging systems
Harmonic generation
Microscopy
Auto-fluorescence imaging
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