Use of the novel carbocyanine tracer fast-DiI for investigating upper respiratory tract cranial nerves in prenatal rats

Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 220-225

  Friedland, David R ^a   Eden, Avrim R ^a   Laitman, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIOCTADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; 3,3'-DIOCTADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; CARBOCYANINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CRANIAL NERVE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CARBOCYANINES; CELL MOVEMENT; CRANIAL NERVES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MOTOR NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0030120022     PISSN: 00236764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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