Labeling neurons in vivo for morphological and functional studies

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 642-646

  Young, Paul ^a   Feng, Guoping ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

generic term for fluorescent protein; GFP; green fluorescent protein; MARCM; mosaic analysis with repressible cell marker; RNA interference; RNAi; XFP

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; VIRUS VECTOR;

CELL ACTIVITY; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRANSGENICS; VIRUS INFECTION; WORM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELECTROPORATION; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 5344222679     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2004.08.007     Document Type: Review

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