A programmable optical stimulator for the Drosophila eye

A programmable optical stimulator for Drosophila eyes is presented. The target application of the stimulator is to induce retinal degeneration in fly photoreceptor cells by exposing them to light in a controlled manner. The goal of this work is to obtain a reproducible system for studying age-relate...

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Main Authors: Xinping Chen, Walter D. Leon-Salas, Taylor Zigon, Donald F. Ready, Vikki M. Weake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:HardwareX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246806721730024X