The first division of a C. elegans embryo. The first division of a control one-cell embryo was analyzed by time-lapse differential interference contrast microscopy using a Leica DM6000 microscope. Images were acquired every 10 s.
Elsa Kress, Françoise Schwager, René Holtackers, Jonas Seiler, François Prodon, Esther Zanin, Annika Eiteneuer, Mika Toya, Asako Sugimoto, Hemmo Meyer, Patrick Meraldi, and Monica Gotta