Optogenetic investigation of neural circuits in vivo

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 197-206

  Carter, Matthew E ^a   de Lecea, Luis ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; DYE; OPSIN; OPTOGENETIC PROBE; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BREATHING; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GAMMA RHYTHM; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIGHT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; OPTOGENETICS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; REVIEW; REWARD; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ANIMALS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LIGHT; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OPSINS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79954614274     PISSN: 14714914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2010.12.005     Document Type: Review

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