Electron microscopic differentiation of directly and transneuronally transported DiI and applications for studies of synaptogenesis

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-112

  Bruce, L L ^a   Christensen, M A ^a   Fritzsch, B ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbocyanine dye; DiI; Fluorescent tracers; Neuronal tract tracing; Synaptic development

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FLUORESCENCE; HAIR CELLS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; RATS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030935984     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)02218-2     Document Type: Article

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