A microinjection technique for targeting regions of embryonic and neonatal mouse brain in vivo

Brain Research

Volumn 1307, Issue , 2010, Pages 43-52

  Davidson, Steve ^a   Truong, Hai ^a   Nakagawa, Yasushi ^a   Giesler Jr , Glenn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Embryo; Fetus; Mouse; Retrograde; Tracer

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; FLUOROGOLD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN REGION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE VECTOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; VALIDITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; STILBAMIDINES; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70749152360     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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