Wheat germ agglutinin conjugated to TRITC: A novel approach for labeling primary projection neurons of peripheral afferent nerves

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-147

  Sawczuk, Andrea ^a   Covell Jr , David A ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Fluorescent tracers; Lectin conjugates; Nucleus ambiguus; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Pharyngeal nerve; Superior laryngeal nerve; Vagus nerve; WGA TRITC

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FLUORESCENT DYE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LECTIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ADOLESCENT; AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LARYNGEAL NERVES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHARYNX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHODAMINES; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0032783963     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00141-7     Document Type: Article

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