Visualizing selective neural pathways with WGA transgene: Combination of neuroanatomy with gene technology

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-140

  Yoshihara, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenoviral vector; Cerebellar efferent pathways; Knock in mouse; Neural circuitry; Olfactory pathways; Transgenic mouse; Transsynaptic tracer; WGA

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; PLANT LECTIN; TRACER; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; DROSOPHILA; EFFERENT NERVE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VISUAL SYSTEM; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSGENES; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0036782725     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(02)00130-X     Document Type: Article

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