Retrograde loading of Nerves, Tracts, and Spinal Roots with fluorescent dyes

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 62, 2012, Pages

  Blivis, Dvir ^a   O'Donovan, Michael J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium sensitive dyes; Electrophysiology; Fluorescent dyes; Issue 62; Nerves; Neuroscience; Optical imaging; Retrograde labeling; Spinal cord; Spinal tracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860636050     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4008     Document Type: Article

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