Dil-labeling of DRG neurons to study axonal branching in a whole mount preparation of mouse embryonic spinal cord

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 58, 2011, Pages

  Schmidt, Hannes ^a   Rathjen, Fritz G ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axonal branching; cGMP signaling; Dil labeling; DRG; Issue 58; Neurons; Neuroscience; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455244262     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3667     Document Type: Article

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