On the use of retrograde tracers for identification of axon collaterals with multiple fluorescent retrograde tracers

Neuroscience

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 773-783

  Schofield, B R ^a,b   Schofield, R M ^a   Sorensen, K A ^a   Motts, S D ^a,b  

^a Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

axon branching; Fast Blue; fluorescent dextran; fluorescent microspheres; fluorescent tracers; FluoroGold

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FAST BLUE; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUOROGOLD; TRACER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INJECTION SITE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COLORING AGENTS; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEINS; GUINEA PIGS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34247202774     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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