An in vitro technique for tracing neuronal connections in the teleost brain

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-51

  Zupanc, Günther K h ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 Bromo 2'deoxyuridine; Biocytin; Dextran tetramethylrhodamine; Neuronal tract tracing technique; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; DEXTRAN; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BRAIN; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; ELECTRIC FISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE NET; NEURONS;

EID: 0032171044     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(98)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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