A novel single-cell staining procedure performed in vivo under electrophysiological control: Morpho-functional features of juxtacellularly labeled thalamic cells and other central neurons with biocytin or Neurobiotin

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-136

  Pinault, Didier ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cerebellar cortical neuron; Iontophoresis; Limbic thalamus; Neuronal architecture and physiology; Pretecto olivary neuron; Single cell tracing and mapping study; Thalamic network; Thalamic reticular nucleus neuron

Indexed keywords

BIOCITYN; FLUORESCENT DYE; NEUROBIOTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOTIN; DENDRITES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IONTOPHORESIS; LYSINE; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMUS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 0029866587     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00144-1     Document Type: Article

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