Viral tracing of genetically defined neural circuitry

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 68, 2012, Pages

  Beier, Kevin ^a   Cepko, Constance ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Issue 68; Molecular biology; Neuron; Neuroscience; Retrograde; Synapse; Transsynaptic tracing; TVA; Virology; Virus; VSV

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868266602     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4253     Document Type: Article

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