Fixation and immunohistochemical staining of Aiptasia larvae v1
This protocol is for fixation of Aiptasia (Exaiptasia diaphana) larvae and subsequent staining of microtubules, filamentous actin and nuclei. The resulting samples can be imaged under a widefield fluorescence microscope with sufficient image quality to assess basic morphological features such as size, gastric cavity and pharynx, cilia and apical tuft. For highest quality images, a confocal laser-scanning microscope can be used.
Authors
- Christian CR Renicke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3226-9840)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.14egnyqpqv5d/v1
- Primary Topic
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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