Tracing of a neuronal network in the locust by pressure injection of markers into a synaptic neuropil

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-89

  Heinrich, Ralf ^a   Jacobs, Kirsten ^a   Lakes Harlan, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Biocytin; Dextran; Insect; Locusta migratoria; Neurobiotin

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; TRACER;

ARTICLE; LOCUST; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GRASSHOPPERS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROINJECTIONS; NERVE NET; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPIL; SYNAPSES; THORAX;

EID: 0032513384     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00205-7     Document Type: Article

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