Introduction
Species: Blow fly (Lucilia caesar)
Critical point drying of the blow fly with subsequent X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) to detect neuroanatomical features.
Procedure
Sample Holder:
Samples were placed individually in the chambers of Arthropoda holder.
Fixation and Dehydration
| Bouin's fixative | overnight |
| 0.1 M phosphate buffer (1.8% Sucrose, pH 7.2) | 3x10 min. |
| Ethanol series: 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 96%, 100% | 2x10 min. |
| Iodine staining (1% iodine solution in 100% ethanol) | overnight |
| Ethanol: 100% | 2x10 min. |
Mounting and Scanning
Dried samples were glued on insect pins and scanned with an Xradia MicroXCT-200 X-ray imaging system (Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy Inc., Pleasanton, USA).
Leica EM CPD300 auto Program:
Mounting and Scanning
Dried samples were glued on insect pins and scanned with an Xradia MicroXCT-200 X-ray imaging system (Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy Inc., Pleasanton, USA).
