A helper virus-free HSV-1 vector containing the vesicular glutamate transporter-1 promoter supports expression preferentially in VGLUT1-containing glutamatergic neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 1331, Issue , 2010, Pages 12-19

  Zhang, Guo rong ^a   Geller, Alfred I ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamatergic neuron class; Glutamatergic neuron specific expression; Herpes Simplex Virus vector; Neocortical neuron; Vesicular glutamate transporter 1

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HERPESVIRUS VECTOR; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL COUNT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HELPER VIRUSES; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; RATTUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 77951296638     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.053     Document Type: Article

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