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The optical transparency of zebrafish larvae enables live imaging. Here we describe the methodology for live imaging and detail how to mount larvae for live imaging of Schwann cell development.
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Cunningham, R.L., Monk, K.R. (2018). Live Imaging of Schwann Cell Development in Zebrafish. In: Monje, P., Kim, H. (eds) Schwann Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1739. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7649-2_27
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