Methods for experimental manipulations after optic nerve transection in the mammalian CNS

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 51, 2011, Pages

  Magharious, Mark M ^a   D'Onofrio, Philippe M ^a   Koeberle, Paulo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Central nervous system; Intraocular injection; Issue 51; Nerve stump transfection; Neuroscience; Optic nerve transection; Retinal ganglion cell; Short interfering RNA; Viral vector

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355139301     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2261     Document Type: Article

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