Molecular genetics and imaging technologies for circuit-based neuroanatomy

Nature

Volumn 461, Issue 7266, 2009, Pages 900-907

  Arenkiel, Benjamin R ^a   Ehlers, Michael D ^a,b  

^a Department of Neurobiology ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BRAIN; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMAGING METHOD; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROLOGY;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROANATOMY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 70350053004     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08536     Document Type: Review

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