Transfection of mouse retinal ganglion cells by in vivo electroporation

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 50, 2011, Pages

  Dhande, Onkar S ^a,b   Crair, Michael C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Eye segregation; Issue 50; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Neuroscience; Retina; Retinal ganglion cell; Retinotopy; Superior colliculus; Visual development

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355128029     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2678     Document Type: Article

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