Transneuronal circuit tracing with neurotropic viruses

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 617-623

  Callaway, Edward M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL TYPE; DNA MODIFICATION; HERPES VIRUS; MARKER GENE; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTYPING; RABIES VIRUS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TYPING;

ANIMALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUSES;

EID: 65149104199     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2009.03.007     Document Type: Review

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