A method for detecting functional activity related expression in gross brain regions, specific brain nuclei and individual neuronal cell bodies and their projections

Biological Procedures Online

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Murphy, Mark ^a   Greferath, Ursula ^a   Wilson, Yvette M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beta galactosidase; Brain chemistry; Mice, transgenic

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; PROTEIN C FOS; TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MARKER GENE; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33847138622     PISSN: 14809222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1251/bpo128     Document Type: Article

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