Visualization of microgilia in living tissues using Iba1-EGFP transgenic mice

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 763-772

  Hirasawa, Takae ^a,b   Kohsaka, Shinichi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGFP; Microglia; Transgenic mice; Visualization

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROGLIA; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34447647851     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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