Neurons can be labeled with unique hues by helper virus-free HSV-1 vectors expressing Brainbow

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 240, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-88

  Zhang, Guo rong ^a   Zhao, Hua ^a   Abdul Muneer, P M ^a   Cao, Haiyan ^a   Li, Xu ^a   Geller, Alfred I ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon projection; Brainbow; Cre mediated recombination; Fluorescent protein; Herpes simplex virus vector; Hue

Indexed keywords

BRAINBOW CASSETTE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VECTOR; PHOTOPROTEIN; SLC17A7 PROTEIN, RAT; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENE CASSETTE; HELPER VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS; PERIRHINAL CORTEX; RAT; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HAMSTER; MALE; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BRAIN; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; FIBROBLASTS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; NEURONS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1;

EID: 84912087362     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.11.009     Document Type: Article

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