Drosophila development, calcium distribution

  • Huw Parry & Michael Whitaker
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Drosophila development, calcium distribution. Huw Parry & Michael Whitaker. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Visualisation of calcium during development of Drosophila embryo. The embryo was co-injected with Ca-sensitive dye calcium green dextran and Ca-insensitive rhodamine-dextrin and confocal images taken. The images is of a cortical glancing section of the anterior pole. Ca waves initiate at the anterior pole and propagate to the centre of the embryo. A topographical image - colour and height of image indicate Ca concentration.

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