Primer contents

A primer on motor axon guidance: table of contents

.

1. . A description of the primer: what is it for?

2. . Organization of the primer and how to use it.

3. . Protocols for image generation and dissection.

4a. .Diagram of embryonic muscles

4b. .Diagram of muscles and axon pathways.

.

.

Images of the motor axon system in wild-type embryos, each with accompanying text.

Overview/embryo staging	ISN	SNb	SNa	SNc and SNd
5. early 17 embryo: whole pattern (brightfield) plus introductory text	9.early 17: focal plane 1 plus introduction to ISN	13. early 17: focal plane 1 plus introduction to SNb	19.early 17: focal plane 1 plus introduction to SNa	22. early 17 plus introduction to SNc and SNd
6. late 16 embryo: whole pattern (brightfield)	10. early 17: focal plane 2	14. early 17: focal plane 2	20. early 17: focal plane 2
7. early 17 CNS	11. late 16	15. early 17: focal plane 3	21. early 17: focal plane 3
8. late 16 CNS	12. late 16: detail of ISN terminus	16. late 16: focal plane 1
		17. late 16: focal plane 2
		18. late 16: focal plane 3

Images of embryos double-stained for motor axons and other structures, each with accompanying text.

Motor axons and the PNS	Motor axons, tracheae, and PT cells
23. early 17 motor axons and PNS cells: whole pattern (brightfield) plus introductory text	28. developmental timeline from stage 14 to stage 15 (3 images) plus introductory text.
24. early 17 dorsal region (3 focal planes)	29. developmental timeline from stage 15 to stage 16 (3 images plus text)
25. early 17 ventral region (3 focal planes)
26.stage 14 dorsal region (2 focal planes)
27. stage 15 dorsal region (2 focal planes)

Motor axons and peripheral glia (not yet installed as of 1/97)

Mutant phenotypes (not yet installed as of 1/97).

<Back to motor axon home page.

<To Zinn lab home page.