Inputs to serotonergic neurons revealed by conditional viral transneuronal tracing

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 514, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-160

  Braz, João M ^a   Enquist, Lynn W ^b   Basbaum, Allan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Brainstem; Pain; PRV; RVM; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

2 HYDROXY 4,4' DIAMIDINOSTILBENE, METHANESULFONATE SALT; 2-HYDROXY-4,4'-DIAMIDINOSTILBENE, METHANESULFONATE SALT; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BIOTIN; BIOTINYLATED DEXTRAN AMINE; CRE RECOMBINASE; DEXTRAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENTEROTOXIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INTEGRASE; PET PROTEIN, E COLI; SERINE PROTEINASE; SEROTONIN; STILBAMIDINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOTIN; BRAIN STEM; DEXTRANS; ENTEROTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; INTEGRASES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SEROTONIN; STILBAMIDINES;

EID: 67649159613     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22003     Document Type: Article

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