Current concepts in neuroanatomical tracing

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 327-351

  Kobbert C ^a   Apps, R ^b   Bechmann, I ^c   Lanciego, J L ^d   Mey, J ^e   Thanos, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Dept Anat Sch Med Sci U   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterograde and retrograde tracing; Cell geometry; Electrophysiology; Fluorescent dyes; Multiple labelling; Neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; ENZYME; FLUORESCENT DYE; LATEX; PEPTIDE; PLANT LECTIN; TRACER;

CELL LABELING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0034335376     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(00)00019-8     Document Type: Review

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