Protocol for the preparation of Wings and Wing Interference Pattern Imaging from ethanol preserved specimens v1
Year: 2023
Type: preprint
Abstract: This protocol aims to provide standardisation for the necessary steps, specifically to a) produce standardised, artifact-free and high-quality WIP images, b) secure long-term-storage of the specimens, c) make the prepared wings re-traceable to the specimens they have been taken from d) secure reproducibility of the imaging even decades after preparation (i.e., easy cleaning of the wing specimens prior to imaging), and to e) allow reproduction of the protocol with minimal financial resources. In all these aspects, there is undeniably room for improvement.
Authors: Saskia B. Bartsch, Jonathan Vogel, Anne Ankermann, Christoph Mayer, Ralph S. Peters
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4401989674