A quantitative approach to identify and isolate pure populations of fluorescently labeled adult retinal ganglion cells using a pressure-driven microaspiration technique

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 111-114

  Hong, Yeon Mi ^a   Thanos, Solon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorescent dye; Pressure driven microaspiration technique; Retrograde labeling; RGC

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0030598945     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12896-2     Document Type: Article

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